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The '''prickly shark''' |
The '''prickly shark''', ''Echinorhinus cookei'', is a species of large bottom dwelling [[shark]] from the [[Pacific Ocean]]. |
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==Physical characteristics== |
==Physical characteristics== |
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The prickly shark has no anal fin and two small spineless dorsal |
The prickly shark has no [[anal fin]] and two small spineless [[dorsal fin]]s set far on the back by the tail. Maximum length 4 m. Looks very similar to the [[bramble shark]] but without the thorny [[denticle]]s. |
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==Distribution== |
==Distribution== |
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==Habits and habitat== |
==Habits and habitat== |
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The prickly shark lives along shelves and slopes at depths between 11 |
The prickly shark lives along shelves and slopes at depths between 11 and 425 m. It is often found in submarine canyons. Other sharks and bony fish are its usual food but it will also eat [[octopus]], [[squid]], and even [[catshark]] eggcases. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Sharks]] |
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[[pt:Echinorhinus cookei]] |
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The prickly shark, Echinorhinus cookei, is a species of large bottom dwelling shark from the Pacific Ocean.
Physical characteristics
The prickly shark has no anal fin and two small spineless dorsal fins set far on the back by the tail. Maximum length 4 m. Looks very similar to the bramble shark but without the thorny denticles.
Distribution
The prickly shark occurs throughout the Pacific, including Taiwan, New Zealand, Hawaii, California and Chile, among other locations.
Habits and habitat
The prickly shark lives along shelves and slopes at depths between 11 and 425 m. It is often found in submarine canyons. Other sharks and bony fish are its usual food but it will also eat octopus, squid, and even catshark eggcases.
References
- Template:IUCN2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is near threatened
- "Echinorhinus cookei". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 30 January.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help) - Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2005). "Echinorhinus cookei" in FishBase. 10 2005 version.
- ^ Brito, J. (2004). Presence of the smooth hammerhead Sphyrna zygaena (Carchariniformes: Sphyrnidae) and new records of prickly shark Echinorhinus cookei (Squaliformes: Squalidae) in San Antonio, central Chile (abstract in English, text in Spanish). Investigaciones marinas 32 (2).
- FAO Species Catalogue Volume 4 Parts 1 and 2 Sharks of the World