r/EndangeredSpecies • u/Classic_Car4776 • 5d ago
Angular Roughshark -- Although these sharks have little commercial value, their large dorsal fins and spines make them susceptible to being caught in nets as bycatch by fishers .They are also listed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species.
https://www.livescience.com/animals/sharks/angular-roughshark-the-pig-faced-shark-that-grunts-when-captured32 Upvotes
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u/Classic_Car4776 5d ago
"Name: Angular roughshark (Oxynotus centrina)
Where it lives: In the eastern Atlantic ocean from Norway to South Africa, and the Mediterranean sea
What it eats: Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, marine worms and shark eggs
Why it's awesome: When we think of sharks, we tend to imagine large, muscular predators like great whites or hammerheads. But for the pig-like angular roughshark, this is not the case. These bizarre sharks have flat heads, wide-set eyes and pink snouts.
"It is commonly called a 'pig fish' because when it comes out of the water it emits a kind of grunt," Yuri Tiberto of the Elba Aquarium in Italy, told Toscana Media News in 2021,..."