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angular rough-shark (Oxynotus centrina)
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Ecological Illustration of angular rough-shark (Oxynotus centrina)
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Oxynotidae

angular rough-shark

Oxynotus centrina

A bristled high back suctions worms from mud

  • Near the Equator
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • Europe
  • Elongated
  • Large

The angular roughshark (Oxynotus centrina) is a rough shark of the family Oxynotidae.

Class
Sharks and Rays
Order
Dogfish Sharks
Family
Oxynotidae
Genus
Oxynotus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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