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Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... A list of fishes of Jamaica. Jamaican waters contain fresh and saltwater fish. [1] Saltwater
The Antilles catshark (Galeus antillensis) is a common but little-known species of deepwater catshark, belonging of the family Pentanchidae.It is found on or near the bottom at a depth of 293–695 m (961–2,280 ft) off Florida and the West Indies from Jamaica to Martinique.
Caribbean Reef Shark at North Dry Rocks Reef, Key Largo, Fl. The Caribbean reef shark occurs throughout the tropical western Atlantic Ocean, from North Carolina in the north to Brazil in the south, including Bermuda, the northern Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea. However, it is extremely rare north of the Florida Keys.
Aquaman is hosting Shark Week. Beginning Sunday and continuing through next weekend, the cabler’s annual spectacle will feature 21 hours of original programming about one of nature’s most ...
Along Jamaica's 894 km (556 mi) of coastline are 763 km 2 (295 sq mi) of coral reefs as of 2014. [7] However, the reefs were once much larger. About 85% of Jamaica's coral reefs were lost between 1980–2000. [8] Coral reef distribution on the northern coast of Jamaica extends from Morant Point in the east to Negril in the west.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to sharks: Sharks (superorder Selachimorpha) are a type of fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton and a highly streamlined body. The earliest known sharks date from more than 440 million years ago, before the time of the dinosaurs. [1]
A 16-year-old boy was attacked and killed by a shark in Jamaica earlier this week, reports say.. The teen left home and went spearfishing alone early Monday in Trelawny, a northern parish about 20 ...
The sandbar shark is one of the largest coastal sharks in the world, and is closely related to the dusky shark, the bignose shark, and the bull shark. Its dorsal fin is triangular and very high, and it has very long pectoral fins. Sandbar sharks usually have heavy-set bodies and rounded snouts that are shorter than the average shark's snout.