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Prickly Shark - Echinorhinus cookei
Saw this Prickly Shark - Echinorhinus cookei dead on the surface as we were ending a dive.
It died from strangulation as can be seen by the fishing line around its next.
Prickly Sharks are deep water sharks, they can grow up to 4 meters length.
The prickly shark is one of the two species of sharks in the family Echinorhinidae , found in the Pacific Ocean over continental and insular shelves and slopes, and in submarine canyons. Bottom-dwelling in nature, it generally inhabits cool waters 100–650 m deep, but it also frequently enters shallower water in areas such as Monterey Bay off California. This stocky, dark-colored shark grows up to 4.0 m long, with two small dorsal fins positioned far back on its body and no anal fin. It is characterized.. more
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