Caribbean roughshark

The Caribbean roughshark, Oxynotus caribbaeus, is a sleeper shark of the family Dalatiidae, found on the upper continental slopes of the Caribbean Sea, at depths of between 400 and 450 m.

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The Caribbean roughshark lives in the bathydemersal, marine, depth range 402 - 457 m environment.

Range of the Caribbean roughshark (in blue) Sharks portal The Caribbean roughshark, Oxynotus caribbaeus, is a sleeper shark of the family Dalatiidae, found on the upper continental slopes of the Caribbean Sea, at depths of between 400 and 450 m. More

free-swimming Caribbean Roughshark (Oxynotus caribbaeus) was recently filmed in its natural habitat at a depth of 2,000 feet (600 metres) by a manned submarine at the bottom of a drop-off near the Bahama Islands. More

No image of Caribbean roughshark found in the Shark Database Range Map Earth Map Names Scientific: Oxynotus caribbaeus German: Karibische Meersau More

Common names

Caribbean roughshark in English
Caribische ruwhaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
Caribische ruwhaai in Unknown
Caribisk trekanthaj in Danish (dansk)
Centrine antillaise in French (français)
Tiburón ojinoto in Spanish (español)
加勒比尖背角鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
加勒比尖背角鯊 in Unknown
加勒比尖背角鲨 in Mandarin Chinese
加勒比尖背角鲨 in Unknown

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Order : Squaliformes
Family : Oxynotidae
Genus : Oxynotus
Species : Oxynotus caribbaeus
Authority : Cervig