Sharks..

[Hermes Trismegistus]

Did the Romans know about Sharks and if so, what did they call them like?


Thanks..

 

[Hawkwood]

From a quick look online it appears sharks were grouped together with whales and sawfish under the noun pistris/pistrix; sea monster.

 

[Hawkwood]

Cetus is also a synonym of the above too.

 

[scrabulista]

Here's modern taxonomy:

Taxonomy browser (Selachii) (nih.gov)