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Spined Pygmy

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Spined Pygmy

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  1. Spined Pygmy All About Me Menu

  2. My Name is Seth. I am 9 years old. I like to play sports, collect baseball cards, play video games, and watch TV. I go to Arp Elementary. I also like to swim, read, and learn new things. One day I want to play in the Olympics and then become a pro baseball player. Click Me! Menu

  3. Pictures Menu Other Facts Description Classification Bibliography Diet All About Me

  4. Description The spined pygmy shark is one of the smallest sharks; it is roughly 7 to 8 inches (18 to 21 cm) long (females are about 8 inches fin but not in front of the second dorsal fin (this is unique among sharks). It also has a luminescent (glow-in-the-dark) belly. This harmless shark is very sleek and has a bulbous snout. It has a large spiracle (an extra, round gill slit) behind each large eye. It is dark-gray to black with white-tipped fins and bio-luminescence (luminous photophores) on its belly; these photophores light up and may serve as camouflage (they eliminate shadows when seen from below). Menu

  5. SPINED PYGMY SHARK CLASSIFICATIONKingdom Animalia (animals)Phylum ChordataSubPhylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)Class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish)Subclass Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays)OrderSqualiformes (dogfish sharks)Family SqualidaeGenus SqualiolusSpecies laticaudus Menu

  6. DIET AND FEEDING HABITSIt eats squid, shrimp, and mid-water fish (especially lanternfishes). This uncommon shark lives in deep water (down to 6,550 ft = 2,000 m) but migrates vertically each day to hunt at night in mid-depth waters (about 650 ft = 200 m). Menu

  7. HABITATThe spined pygmy shark lives in deep waters (down to 6,550 ft = 2,000 m) but hunts at middle depths (about 650 ft = 200 m). DISTRIBUTIONThe spined pygmy shark is found in temperate and tropical oceans worldwide. SPINED PYGMY SHARK ATTACKSThe spined pygmy shark is rarely seen by divers since it lives in deep waters. It is harmless to people. REPRODUCTIONThe spined pygmy shark's reproductive biology is unknown. MIGRATIONThis uncommon shark lives in deep water (down to 6,550 ft = 2,000 m) but migrates vertically each day to hunt at night in mid-depth waters (about 650 ft = 200 m). Menu

  8. Bibliography Special Thanks To………….. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/sharks/species/Spinedpygmy.shtml http://www.yahoo.com/ Menu http://www.zoomschool.com

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