#alien sharks

Featured Species Friday: Dwarf Lanternshark (Etmopterus perryi)

As Shark Fest and Shark Week come to a close I thought it might be a nice change of pace to look at a shark that you didn’t see featured in any documentary these last two weeks. When you ask someone to think of a shark, most people will immediately think of the a large, charismatic species like the great white, tiger, or whale shark. It’s understandable as to why. These are large, flashy species…

Featured Species Friday: Dwarf Lanternshark (Etmopterus perryi)

As Shark Fest and Shark Week come to a close I thought it might be a nice change of pace to look at a shark that you didn’t see featured in any documentary these last two weeks. When you ask someone to think of a shark, most people will immediately think of the a large, charismatic species like the great white, tiger, or whale shark. It’s understandable as to why. These are large, flashy species…

This week’s Featured Species is a rather rare, deepwater species that is only found in waters around New Zealand and South Australia. The Prickly Dogfish (Oxynotus bruniensis) is a species that has rarely been studied. Few images exist of this species in its natural environment.

New Zealand-American Submarine Ring of Fire, NOAA. (Photographer). (2013, Sep 13). A deepsea shark called a prickly…

This week’s Featured Species is a rather rare, deepwater species that is only found in waters around New Zealand and South Australia. The Prickly Dogfish (Oxynotus bruniensis) is a species that has rarely been studied. Few images exist of this species in its natural environment. New Zealand-American Submarine Ring of Fire, NOAA. (Photographer). (2013, Sep 13). A deepsea shark called a prickly…

This week’s featured species is one of the spookiest looking sharks- just in time for Halloween: the Frilled Shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus). The frilled shark belongs to the Chlamyodoselachidae family, just one of three shark families that retain primitive characteristics: Hexanchidae (cow sharks), Heterodontidae (horn sharks) and Chlamyodoselachidae (frilled sharks) (Mojetta, 1997). The…

This week’s featured species is one of the spookiest looking sharks- just in time for Halloween: the Frilled Shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus). The frilled shark belongs to the Chlamyodoselachidae family, just one of three shark families that retain primitive characteristics: Hexanchidae (cow sharks), Heterodontidae (horn sharks) and Chlamyodoselachidae (frilled sharks) (Mojetta, 1997). The…

Featured Species Friday: Goblin Shark (Mitsukurina owstoni)

This Sunday Discovery kicks off Shark Week 2017. While Shark Week has arguably gone down hill in recent years, one of the few episodes I am actually looking forward to this year is Alien Sharks: Stranger Fins. This episode features scientists from the Pacific Shark Research Center including Dr. David A. Ebert and Victoria (Vicky) Elena Vásquez, a member of Gills Club. This episode also features…

Featured Species Friday: Goblin Shark (Mitsukurina owstoni)

This Sunday Discovery kicks off Shark Week 2017. While Shark Week has arguably gone down hill in recent years, one of the few episodes I am actually looking forward to this year is Alien Sharks: Stranger Fins. This episode features scientists from the Pacific Shark Research Center including Dr. David A. Ebert and Victoria (Vicky) Elena Vásquez, a member of Gills Club. This episode also features…