fierce shark

Odontaspis ferox

Embryos devour maternal eggs before birth

fierce shark is a marine fish from Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 450 cm.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Mackerel Sharks
Family: Odontaspididae
Genus: Odontaspis
Maximum length: 450 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Gascony, Madeira, Morocco, Mediterranean; also Cape Verde (Ref. 27000 ). Western Atlantic: Yucatan Shelf, Mexico (Ref. 9939 ), Brazil (Ref. 53443 ). Indo-West Pacific: off South Africa and Maldives, Madagascar, southern Japan, Australia, and New Zealand (Ref. 13568 ). Expected to occur in the Western Central Pacific (Ref. 13568 ). Central Pacific: off Hawaii (Ref. 13568 ). Eastern Pacific: off southern California, USA and Baja California, Mexico (Ref. 13568 ).

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