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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 January 1955Vol. XXV, No. 6

Fish, Not Shark

p. 150 · Read in the full issue

In many of the streams and rivers [?] P-NG and northern Australia d [?] creatures which are commonly mistal for Saw Sharks, but actually are Sa [?] fish. This one was caught about [?] miles up the Sepik River by Mr. A. [?] Geyle, officer in charge of the Gr [?] River Patrol Post. The Sawfish, says [?] Whitley of the Australian Museum, [?] really a very modified ray. The snout [?] produced into the well-known saw [?] chopping prey; the fins are well development and there are two breathing-holes [?] hind the eyes. Though derived fr [?] marine ancestors, the fish lives [?] breeds in fresh water and is known [?] Leichhardt’s Sawfish. Saw Sharks [?] generally found in waters around [?] southern coast of Australia.