Four species of pelagic sharks of the family Carcharhinidae belonging to
the genera ScoUodon, Loxodon and Rhizoprionodon viz., ScoUodon laticauJus
MuUer and Henle, Loxodon macrorhinus MuUer and Henle, Rhizoprionodon
(Rhizoprionodon) acutus RuppeJl and Rhizoprionodon (Protozygaena) oUgoUnx
Springer which constitute a good fishery along the west and southeast coasts of
India are described. Since there is confusion about the systematic position and
identity of these species, an attempt is made to give detailed description of all
the four species collected from different centres of both the coasts
