#angular rough sharks

Featured Species: Caribbean Rough Shark (Oxynotus caribbaeus)

This week’s featured species is one of my favorite shark species, despite how little we know about them! The Caribbean Rough Shark (Oxynotus caribbaeus) is a small, deep water shark found in the Caribbean Sea. Their dorsal fins are tall with narrow, triangular tips and concave trailing edges (Ebert, Fowler, & Dando, 2015). Like many small shark species, they have spines along the leading edges of…

New Study of Two Beautiful Angular Rough Shark (Oxynotus centrina) in Malta waters

A new study published in the Journal of Fish Biology by Lydia Koehler of Sharklab Malta gives new insight into angular rough sharks (Oxynotus centrina) in coastal waters of Malta. These rough sharks are deep sea sharks, spending the majority of their time between 60 to 600 m in the Mediterranean Sea (Serena, 2005).

Ceylan, T. (Photographer). (2000). Angular rough shark, Oxynotus centrina,observed…

New Study of Two Beautiful Angular Rough Shark (Oxynotus centrina) in Malta waters

A new study published in the Journal of Fish Biology by Lydia Koehler of Sharklab Malta gives new insight into angular rough sharks (Oxynotus centrina) in coastal waters of Malta. These rough sharks are deep sea sharks, spending the majority of their time between 60 to 600 m in the Mediterranean Sea (Serena, 2005).

Ceylan, T. (Photographer). (2000). Angular rough shark, Oxynotus centrina,observed…