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Abstract

During the month I had brought to the Museum a
peculiar-looking fish, having been found washed up on the
beach at Bruny Island. On examination it proved to be a
species of Centrina ; at first I was inclined to believe it was
C. salviani, but on closer examination it seemed to differ.' A
specimen of C. salviani having been found off the coast of
New Zealand some few years back, I had a photo, of the
Tasmanian specimen sent to Professor Hutton, F.R.S.,
Curator Canterbury Museum, Christchurch. Professor
Hutton wrote, stating that, judging from the photo., he was
inclined to think that the Tasmanian Centrina differed from
the one in New Zealand, which he considered was Centrina
salviani. Before finally deciding on making a new species,
Mr. Ogilby, the able Ichthiologist of the Australian Museum,
kindly undertook to compare the Tasmanian shark with the
C. salviani in the Sydney Museum.

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Morton, Alexander
Keywords:	Royal Society of Tasmania, Van Diemens Land, VDL, Hobart Town, natural sciences, proceedings, records
Journal or Publication Title:	Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Collections:	Royal Society Collection > Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Additional Information:	In 1843 the Horticultural and Botanical Society of Van Diemen's Land was founded and became the Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science in 1844. In 1855 its name changed to Royal Society of Tasmania for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science. In 1911 the name was shortened to Royal Society of Tasmania.
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