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ON July 2 a fine specimen of this shark was captured several miles south of the Eddystone Lighthouse by fishermen in search of mackerel. The fish was taken at a depth of about 40 fathoms, and did a large amount of damage to the mackerel nets before it could be hauled on board and killed. The shark was brought to the Plymouth Museum and purchased for the collection.
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LOWE, E. “Fox-shark” or “Thrasher” (Alopecias vulpes) in the English Channel. Nature 66, 272 (1902). https://doi.org/10.1038/066272b0
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