Poroderma pantherinum This nocturnal catshark is found in the warmer coastal waters off of southern Africa, usually sleeping among the rocky reefs during the day and hunting crustaceans and small body fish at night. Order – Orectolobiformes Family – Scyliorhinidae Genus -Â Poroderma Species
(Compagno 1984) Danger to Humans Due to its small size and feeding habits, it is
Dipturus olseni These deep-water, Western Atlantic skates have very pointed snouts, with triangular pectoral fins that are slightly concave at the front and rounded at the back. They have denticle thorns and small dorsal fins on their slender tail, and not many thorns on its pectoral disc, which
Danger to Humans Skates are completely harmless to humans since they lack a stinging
Whether you love them or fear them, this Children’s Book Meetup is sure to help you understand a little bit more about one of the ocean’s most well-known predators – sharks! On Saturday, December 5, 2020 the Florida Museum and the Alachua County Library District (ACLD) met to talk all things sharks
how they eat, the challenges they face, and whether or not certain species pose a danger
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But these sea turtles face a hidden danger – boat strikes.
Every so often scientists discover a plant or animal that was thought to be extinct. A dramatic example is the Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae), a prehistoric-looking fish found off the coast of Madagascar in 1938. It had been presumed that this type of primitive, lobe-finned fish had not existed fo
Life on Earth Unique dove species is the dodo of the Caribbean and in similar danger
Fontitrygon margarita This smaller, oval-shaped stingray has a pointed snout, and a round, pearl-like tubercular thorn in the very top center of the stingray’s disc. Its tail is slightly longer than its body, thick at the base and whip-like at the end, with one long, serrated venomous spine about
Danger to Humans The daisy stingray is considered harmless to humans.
Paragaleus pectoralis This small shark has a slender body, long snout, and large oval eyes. The fins are somewhat small except for the elongated, pointed pectoral fins, and it has an asymmetric caudal (tail) fin. This specialized feeder preys mostly on cephalopods like squid and octopus, but will
Danger to Humans There have been no documented attacks on humans by the Atlantic
Narcine bancroftii Like the name suggests, this is one of the rays that can create an electric shock from 14 to 37 volts, from specialized organs that run along their bodies. These small rays have a circular pectoral disc, with a stout tail that as two small dorsal fins and a triangular caudal (t
Danger to Humans Lesser electric rays have been know to knock humans down with their
Mustelus norrisi This slender shark has oval eyes over a pointed snout, long pectoral fins, and an asymmetrical caudal (tail) fin with a pointed lower lobe that trails back. It is a gray on top, fading to dirty white underneath, ideal for blending into the sandy or muddy bottoms of shallow bays a
Photo © George Burgess Danger to Humans This small shark is considered harmless
Gymnura altavela These broad, flat diamond-shaped rays are much wider than they are long, with a short tail that has one or more serrated spine at the base. They are generally dark brown, sometimes with pale-rimmed dark spots or blotches. They have been reported at almost 13 feet wide, but averag
Danger to Humans The spiny butterfly ray is harmless to humans as it is not aggressive
