Description
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Sits on the bottom by day, and rise to the surface at night to feed. Feeds on a wide range of marine organisms, including other sharks (conspecifics) rays, chimaeras, bony fishes including dolphinfishes, swordfish & marlin, herring, grenadiers, cod, ling, hake, flounders, gurnards & anglers, as well as squids, crabs, shrimps, carrion and even seals. Ovoviviparous with 22-108 in a litter. Not known to have attacked people without provocation. Sensitive to low light. Used for food either fresh, frozen, or dried salted. Also utilized for fishmeal and oil.
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- WoRMS Editorial Board
- bibliographic citation
- Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2019). Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2019). Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication. North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
- contributor
- Edward Vanden Berghe [email]
Distribution
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Nova Scotia, in Emerald Basin, to Northern Argentina
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- Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2019). Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2019). Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication. North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
- contributor
- Mary Kennedy [email]
Habitat
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nektonic
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- WoRMS Editorial Board
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- Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2019). Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2019). Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication. North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
- contributor
- Mary Kennedy [email]
Habitat
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Known from seamounts and knolls
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- WoRMS Editorial Board
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- Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2019). Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2019). Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication. North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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- [email]
