Friday, August 15, 2014

Weird Shark # 5: Blotched Catshark



Here because it was totally unknown until 1966, though it is concentrated in Floridian waters....and well, it has those eyes!!  A lot of catsharks look very eel like, but this one favors an angel shard, albeit it with head lights!  The fact that they were unknown until the 1960's (all species of catshark in Florida water were basically discovered in the 20th century), and that all species of catshark (rarely) caught in the waters they are so native to have been adolescents, leads the scientific community to surmise that as adults they live in very, very deep water.  The are opportunistic feeders, so have eyes, where you can see in the dark certainly helps!



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