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The dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, occurring in tropical and warm-temperate continental seas worldwide.A generalist apex predator, the dusky shark can be found from the coast to the outer continental shelf and adjacent pelagic waters, and has been recorded from a depth of 400 m (1,300 ft).
After investigating reef sharks, tiger sharks, and the giant Pacific octopus, Wade settles on a large octopus being the most likely culprit for being the lusca monster. [2] A Caribbean Film Festival, Lusca Fantastic Film Fest, was named after this sea monster; the festival is an annual event held in Puerto Rico. It is the first and only ...
A blue shark at the Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium, having lived for 367 days in captivity A blue shark at the Tokyo Sea Life Park. Blue sharks, like most pelagic sharks, tend to fare poorly in captivity. The first attempt of keeping blue sharks in captivity was at Sea World San Diego in 1968, [33] and since then a small number of other public ...
GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS, Ecuador (AP) — Warm morning light reflects from the remains of a natural rock arch near Darwin Island, one of the most remote islands in the Galapagos. The 2021 collapse of ...
Scientists have discovered a new, tiny species of self-illuminating sharks, according to a new Tulane University study. Glow-in-the-dark sharks: Scientists discover crazy new species in the Gulf ...
The ISRA criteria take into account the complex biological and ecological needs of sharks. There are four criteria and seven sub-criteria. Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) are discrete three-dimensional portions of habitat that are important for one or more species of chondrichthyans (sharks, rays and chimaeras) and have the potential to be managed for conservation. [1]
A shark research organization came face to face last week with a deep sea creature who isn't known for seeing the light of day. Condrik Tenerife, a shark and stingray research and conversation ...
Caribbean reef sharks are sometimes seen resting motionless on the sea floor or inside caves; it is the first active shark species in which such a behavior was reported. In 1975, Eugenie Clark investigated the famed "sleeping sharks" inside the caves at Isla Mujeres off the Yucatan Peninsula , and determined that the sharks were not actually ...