Common Name: Chain Catshark
Scientific Name: Scyliorhinus retifer
Description
Also
known as the chain dogfish, the chain dogfish
is a member of the cat shark family and is
a cartilaginous fish. They are pale brown
or sometimes yellowish with a chain link pattern on it's back
which acts as camouflage.
Their
eyesight is very poor - food is found primarily by smell.
Size
Up
to 18 in. (46 cm)
Range
North
East Coast and Georges Bank to Florida, the Gulf of Mexico
and Nicaragua
Habitat
Rocky
bottoms, at depths of 510 -2000 ft.(155 -545 m)
Feeding
Habits
Feeds
on shrimp, worms and small fish and crustaceans.
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