Smaller-spotted catshark, Scyliorhinus canicula, from the Mediterranean Sea. This picture was taken in Malta.
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Rasmus Loeth Petersen / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
GH2B02File size:
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3830 x 2553 px | 32.4 x 21.6 cm | 12.8 x 8.5 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
23 July 2016Location:
Cirkewwa, MaltaMore 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.