Caribbean roughshark
The Caribbean Meersau ( Oxynotus carribaeus ) is a type of pig sharks ( Oxynotidae ) within the Dornhaiartigen ( Squaliformes ).
Features
The Caribbean Meersau reaches a body length of over a maximum of 50 centimeters. They, like all species of the family, so that there are a very high-backed body with triangular cross-section between the chest and abdominal fins lateral keels. The coloring of the sharks is uniformly gray to brown and he has a pattern of dark bands on a light background on the body as well as large and small dark spots on the head, body, tail and fins. Above the chest and the pelvic fins, these patterns are interrupted by a bright band.
The muzzle is short and blunt. The two dorsal fins are very high and sail -like triangular top and a concave back; the spine before the first dorsal fin facing forward. An anal fin is missing. Before the gills there is a small and round spray hole.
Distribution and habitat
The Caribbean Meersau is detected in the western Atlantic in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Venezuela.
The shark lives over the area of the continental shelf and on the continental slopes near the bottom at a depth of about 400 to 450 meters.
Way of life
Over the life of this kind has no information. Probably feeds on the shark of benthic invertebrates and small fish. The hochrückige form represents represents an adaptation to the ground-level lifestyle of sharks
He's probably like other species of the genus are viviparous ( ovoviviparous ), but does not form a yolk sac placenta.
Threats and conservation
The Caribbean scorpion fish is fished not targeted commercially, but like other sharks can be caught as bycatch in trawl fisheries. Concrete catch data are not available for this type. Based on the data present just a few of the shark is classified as " data deficient " in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.