Article Nº 1637 Fish Vol. II · p. 153
Gata (Scymnus lichia)
The gata (Scymnus lichia, the kitefin shark) is a deep-water shark of Madeiran seas, caught at depths of 150 to 900 fathoms. It is valued for the oil extracted from its liver and for its skin, which is used as sandpaper in cabinet-making.
A shark of the deep seas of Madeira, which has been caught at between 150 and 900 braças. It is of industrial value for the oil extracted from its liver and for the abrasive its skin provides, which is used in cabinet-making under the name of lixa de gata (‘gata sandpaper’).
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