Hai Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fish (yú) Kangxi Strokes: 18 Page 1471, Entry 21 Pronounced sha. Shares the same character variant as sha. Book of Erya (Erya), section on fish, records: Shark, tuo. Commentary states: This is what is now known as the sand-blowing small fish. Elucidation states: The shark is also known as the tuo. Lu Ji states: This fish has a long, narrow, and small body, and often opens its mouth to blow sand. Comprehensive Refinements (Tongya) states: The shark is a sand-blowing small fish, with a yellow exterior marked by black spots. It appears first in the first lunar month. The front half of the body is wide and flat, while the rear half is square and narrow. Lu Ji’s opinion that it is narrow and small is incorrect. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes of the Kingdom (Xiaoya), contains the line: Fish caught in the baskets, the chang and the sha. There is also the sea shark. Proper Character Comprehensive Guide (Zhengzitong) describes: It has blue eyes, red cheeks, fins on its back, and wings beneath its belly; its flesh is rich and delicious. Six Categories of Written Characters (Liushugu) states: It is produced in the sea, named for its skin which resembles sand. It has a large mouth, no scales, and is viviparous; the large ones are big enough to fill a boat. Also, as noted in the Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced sha in the departing tone. The meaning is the same. Additionally, as a poetic phonetic variant, it is pronounced shi. Xu Gan’s Rhapsody on the Capital of Qi (Qidu Fu) writes: Dragging nets for sturgeon and catfish, netting carp and shark, gathering pearls, and capturing crocodiles and turtles.