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4 days ago · Lives mainly on bottom with a mixture of rocks and sand. Depth range: 630-1450 m. Known from the Galapagos and the Gulf of Panama; possibly also Ecuador and Peru. High Resolution Map Download. Species Data Create Report Export as Word File Export as Excel File. Habitat. Feeding.
- Species: Hydrolagus mccoskeri, Galapagos ghost-shark
Galapagos Ghost-shark.
- Species: Hydrolagus mccoskeri, Galapagos ghost-shark
4 days ago · Spotted Ratfish, Spotted Ghostshark.
4 days ago · Galapagos Ghost-shark.
5 days ago · The largest predatory sharks, such as the white shark and tiger shark, are often considered to be the apex predators (meaning without a natural predator or enemy) of their marine environments. Numerous sharks are fished commercially.
5 days ago · Basking shark, huge shark of the family Cetorhinidae. Named for its habit of floating or slowly swimming at the surface, it is found predominantly in coastal areas, inhabiting temperate parts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The basking shark is the world’s second-largest living fish.
5 days ago · white shark, ( Carcharodon carcharias ), any member of the largest living species of the mackerel sharks (Lamnidae) and one of the most powerful and dangerous predatory sharks in the world. Starring as the villain of movies such as Jaws (1975), the white shark is much maligned and publicly feared.
3 days ago · 3 July 2024 • 6:34pm. Greenland shark in Canada's St Lawrence River estuary Credit: DOUG PERRINE/ALAMY. The metabolism of a shark species which can live for 500 years could help scientists treat ...
