The dark shyshark or pretty happy (Haploblepharus pictus) is a species of catshark, belonging to the family Scyliorhinidae, endemic to the temperate waters...
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light or dark spots. When threatened, this shark curls into a circle with its tail over its eyes, which is the origin of the name "shyshark". It feeds...
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Cylindrical lanternshark Cyrano spurdog D Daggernose shark Dark freckled catshark Dark shyshark Deepwater catshark Deepwater sicklefin houndshark Dense-scale...
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in length, the puffadder shyshark has a slender, flattened body and head. It is strikingly patterned with a series of dark-edged, bright orange "saddles"...
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Haploblepharus (redirect from Shyshark)
catshark, and part of the family Scyliorhinidae, containing four species of shysharks. Their common name comes from a distinctive defensive behavior in which...
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stripes to patches to spots. Characteristics of genus Apristurus are mostly dark bodies, and having a long anal fin that ends in front of where the lower...
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quagga) Haploblepharus Puffadder shyshark (H. edwardsii) Brown shyshark (H. fuscus) Natal shyshark (H. kistnasamyi) Dark shyshark (H. pictus) Holohalaelurus...
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a circle with its tail covering its head, in a similar fashion to the shysharks (Haploblepharus). Its eggs are fed upon by the whelks Burnupena papyracea...
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quagga) Haploblepharus Puffadder shyshark (H. edwardsii) Brown shyshark (H. fuscus) Natal shyshark (H. kistnasamyi) Dark shyshark (H. pictus) Holohalaelurus...
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by the notable, evenly-spaced array of small white dots decorating their darker dorsal sides. Cirrhigaleus: In contrast to its counterpart genus, Cirrhigaleus...
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quagga) Haploblepharus Puffadder shyshark (H. edwardsii) Brown shyshark (H. fuscus) Natal shyshark (H. kistnasamyi) Dark shyshark (H. pictus) Holohalaelurus...
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quagga) Haploblepharus Puffadder shyshark (H. edwardsii) Brown shyshark (H. fuscus) Natal shyshark (H. kistnasamyi) Dark shyshark (H. pictus) Holohalaelurus...
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potential prey and allow these nocturnal feeders to sense their prey in the dark. Note that lemon sharks are often confused with bull sharks; Lemon sharks...
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quagga) Haploblepharus Puffadder shyshark (H. edwardsii) Brown shyshark (H. fuscus) Natal shyshark (H. kistnasamyi) Dark shyshark (H. pictus) Holohalaelurus...
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quagga) Haploblepharus Puffadder shyshark (H. edwardsii) Brown shyshark (H. fuscus) Natal shyshark (H. kistnasamyi) Dark shyshark (H. pictus) Holohalaelurus...
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quagga) Haploblepharus Puffadder shyshark (H. edwardsii) Brown shyshark (H. fuscus) Natal shyshark (H. kistnasamyi) Dark shyshark (H. pictus) Holohalaelurus...
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quagga) Haploblepharus Puffadder shyshark (H. edwardsii) Brown shyshark (H. fuscus) Natal shyshark (H. kistnasamyi) Dark shyshark (H. pictus) Holohalaelurus...
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quagga) Haploblepharus Puffadder shyshark (H. edwardsii) Brown shyshark (H. fuscus) Natal shyshark (H. kistnasamyi) Dark shyshark (H. pictus) Holohalaelurus...
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quagga) Haploblepharus Puffadder shyshark (H. edwardsii) Brown shyshark (H. fuscus) Natal shyshark (H. kistnasamyi) Dark shyshark (H. pictus) Holohalaelurus...
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hard enamel. The body is a yellow-brown color which is sometimes covered in dark spots or blotches. This coloration allows the saw shark to easily blend with...
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waters, especially around central Pacific islands. Its name derives from the dark stripes down its body, which resemble a tiger's pattern, but fade as the...
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quagga) Haploblepharus Puffadder shyshark (H. edwardsii) Brown shyshark (H. fuscus) Natal shyshark (H. kistnasamyi) Dark shyshark (H. pictus) Holohalaelurus...
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quagga) Haploblepharus Puffadder shyshark (H. edwardsii) Brown shyshark (H. fuscus) Natal shyshark (H. kistnasamyi) Dark shyshark (H. pictus) Holohalaelurus...
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retina and reflects light back to it, thereby increasing visibility in the dark waters. The effectiveness of the tissue varies, with some sharks having stronger...
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The Natal shyshark, eastern shyshark or happy chappie (Haploblepharus kistnasamyi) is a species of catshark, belonging to the family Scyliorhinidae. It...
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quagga) Haploblepharus Puffadder shyshark (H. edwardsii) Brown shyshark (H. fuscus) Natal shyshark (H. kistnasamyi) Dark shyshark (H. pictus) Holohalaelurus...
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quagga) Haploblepharus Puffadder shyshark (H. edwardsii) Brown shyshark (H. fuscus) Natal shyshark (H. kistnasamyi) Dark shyshark (H. pictus) Holohalaelurus...
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sellus) Haploblepharus Puffadder shyshark (H. edwardsii) Brown shyshark (H. fuscus) Natal shyshark (H. kistnasamyi) Dark shyshark (H. pictus) Holohalaelurus...
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quagga) Haploblepharus Puffadder shyshark (H. edwardsii) Brown shyshark (H. fuscus) Natal shyshark (H. kistnasamyi) Dark shyshark (H. pictus) Holohalaelurus...
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providing grounding and safety. When deposited, they become hardened and become dark amber with white bands. Embryos take 8–12 months to develop due to temperature...
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