Description
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Reference |
IB3062 |
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Category |
Sharks and Rays |
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Family Name |
Chimaeras - CHIMAERIDAE |
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Common Name |
Marbled Ghostshark,swimming |
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Scientific Name |
Hydrolagus marmoratus |
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Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
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Notes |
They are mostly restricted to deep water, from about 200 m to at least 2000 m. Slow-swimming bottom dwelers, Ghostshark and Chimaeras in general feed mainly on benthic invertabrates and small fishes. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |
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