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The spiny dogfish (pictured) is a known prey item of the bramble shark. Bramble shark embryo with external yolk sac. Sluggish in nature, the bramble shark feeds on smaller sharks (including the spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias), bony fishes (including ling, catfishes, and lizardfishes), and crabs.
Echinorhinidae are traditionally classified in the order Squaliformes, together with kitefin and gulper sharks. [2] [3] However, a phylogenetic estimate based on gene capture data and mitochondrial data suggests that they are not squaliform sharks, but may be more likely to be appropriately classed in their own group, as a sister group to angel sharks and sawsharks.
Squaliolus laticaudus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 (spined pygmy shark) Family Echinorhinidae (bramble sharks) Genus Echinorhinus T. N. Gill, 1862. Echinorhinus brucus Bonnaterre, 1788 (bramble shark) Echinorhinus cookei Pietschmann, 1928 (prickly shark) Family Etmopteridae (lantern sharks) Genus Aculeola F. de Buen, 1959
The angelshark, Squatina squatina, is a species of angel shark, family Squatinidae, once widespread in the coastal waters of the northeastern Atlantic Ocean.Well-adapted for camouflaging itself on the sea floor, the angelshark has a flattened form with enlarged pectoral and pelvic fins, giving it a superficial resemblance to a ray.
The prickly shark and the bluntnose sixgill shark (pictured) prey on each other's young. The prickly shark is a slow swimmer and has been observed hovering just above the sea floor. [14] A tracking study in Monterey Canyon found that this species exhibits strong diel migration patterns. The sharks were inactive during the day, resting in ...
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The bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo), also called a bonnet shark or shovelhead, [3] is a small member of the hammerhead shark genus Sphyrna, and part of the family Sphyrnidae.It is an abundant species in the littoral zone of the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico, is the only shark species known to display sexual dimorphism in the morphology of the head, and is the only shark species known to be ...
The Dalatiidae are the family of kitefin sharks of the order Squaliformes (the term "kitefin shark" also refers specifically to the species Dalatias licha).Members of this family are small, under 2 m (6.6 ft) long, and are found worldwide.