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Shark for the table (1st of 2)

Shark for the table

Rig shark by another name: fish-and-chip shops use euphemisms such as lemon fish when marketing shark meat.

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Photograph by Alastair McLean

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Gerard Hutching. 'Sharks and rays', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/sharks-and-rays/3/2/1