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Graceful catshark (Proscyllium habereri) was first discovered by Hildendorf in 1901. [1] Proscyllium venustum is found in temperate regions. It is distributed along the Northwest Pacific, primarily Japan. These sharks are oviparous; they lay eggs in pairs in which the embryos feed solely on yolk. This species is considered harmless to humans. [2]
Catshark may refer to: Scyliorhinidae , a family of ground sharks , many species of which are commonly referred to as "catshark". Pentanchidae , a family of ground sharks with the overall name deepwater catsharks, but many species are referred to as "catshark".
A wide range of animals, e.g. lizards, birds, rodents, and sharks, behave as if dead as an anti-predator adaptation, as predators usually take only live prey. [ 14 ] In beetles, artificial selection experiments have shown that there is heritable variation for length of death-feigning.
Cephaloscyllium is a genus of catsharks, and part of the family Scyliorhinidae, commonly known as swellsharks because of their ability to inflate their bodies with water or air as a defense against predators. These sluggish, bottom-dwelling sharks are found widely in the tropical and temperate coastal waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans ...
The small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula), also known as the sandy dogfish, [2] lesser-spotted dogfish, rough-hound or morgay (in Scotland and Cornwall), [3] is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae.
Galeus is a genus of deepwater catshark, belonging to the family Pentanchidae, commonly known as sawtail catsharks in reference to a distinctive saw-toothed crest of enlarged dermal denticles, found along the upper edges of their caudal fins. [3]
Porbeagle shark was eaten by a warm-blooded predator, team says. Sulikowski said the team put two different tags on their subject sharks. The first tag, called a finmount tag, is located on the ...
Haploblepharus is a genus of deepwater catsharks, belonging to the family Pentanchidae, containing four species of shysharks.Their common name comes from a distinctive defensive behavior in which the shark curls into a circle and covers its eyes with its tail.