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Featured Species: Viper Dogfish (Trigonognathus kabeyai)
This week's featured species looks like it was ripped out of the sci-fi classic Aliens! Meet the Viper Dogfish!
This week’s featured species is a deep water shark that is straight out of a sci-fi film. The Viper Dogfish (Trigonognathus kabeyai) is a member of the family Etmopteridae, which is the largest family of squaloid sharks with over fifty species in four genera. There is some debate on whether this family should be broken up into two clades; however, at present, the family Etmopteridae consists of…
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Featured Species: Japanese Bullhead Shark (Heterodontus japonicus)
Featured Species: Japanese Bullhead Shark (Heterodontus japonicus)
This week’s featured species is a strikingly beautiful species from the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. The Japanese Bullhead Shark (Heterodontus japonicus) is a small shark, typically reaching lengths of 3.5 feet (1.2 m). They have stocky, blunt heads with prominent eye ridges (Ebert, Fowler, & Dando, 2015). As juveniles, they have 12 irregular dark saddle-like bands along their bodies. As they age,…
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