CARIBBEAN ROUGHSHARK

Oxynotus caribbaeus

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        Oxynotus +
        
        Caribbean roughshark
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Found on the upper continental slopes. Bottom temperatures range from 9.4 to 11.1°C. Probably feeds on bottom invertebrates and fishes. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205).

	Phycis chesteri Goode & Bean, 1879 Longfin hake
	Oreochromis chungruruensis (Ahl, 1924)
	Sauvagella madagascariensis (Sauvage, 1883) Madagascar round herring
	Xyrichtys splendens Castelnau, 1855 Green razorfish
	Vanderhorstia praealta Lachner & McKinney, 1981 Tall-fin shrimp-goby

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