Image Bank - Sharks and Rays
Prickly Shark
Reference |
IB0705 |
Category |
Sharks and Rays |
Family Name |
Bramble Sharks - ECHINORHINIDAE |
Common Name |
Prickly Shark |
Scientific Name |
Echinorhinus cookei |
Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
Notes |
Members of this family are sluggish and found close to the bottom, where they feed on fishes and invertebrates such as crustaceans. They are rarely encountered. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |
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