Smaller-spotted catshark, Scyliorhinus canicula, from the Mediterranean Sea. This picture was taken in Malta.

Smaller-spotted catshark, Scyliorhinus canicula, from the Mediterranean Sea. This picture was taken in Malta. Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Rasmus Loeth Petersen / Alamy Stock Photo

Image ID:

GH2B02

File size:

28 MB (930.1 KB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

3830 x 2553 px | 32.4 x 21.6 cm | 12.8 x 8.5 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

23 July 2016

Location:

Cirkewwa, Malta

More information:

The small-spotted catshark a species of sharks found in the northeastern Atlantic and throughout the Mediterranean Sea. It occurs inshore and offshore in depths from 10 o 400m, juveniles might be found shallower. These sharks feed on small crustaceans and molluscs in great depths. This pup was released back into the wild after being nurtured in an aquarium where it was put after its collection from the local fish market.