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Squatina Leae
''Squatina leae'', commonly known as Lea's angel shark, is a species of deep-water angelshark restricted to the Saya de Malha Bank The Saya de Malha Bank (also the Sahia de Malha Bank, modern Portuguese: ''saia de malha'', English: ''mesh skirt'') or Mesh Skirt Bank, is one of the largest submerged ocean banks in the world, a part of the vast undersea Mascarene Plateau. Ge ..., that may possibly inhabit waters around the Indian Ocean. The species was described with young specimens captured in deep waters in the region. The etymology of the genus ''Squatina'' comes from the Latin, ''squatum'', the name given to angelsharks. ''Leae'' is a tribute to Lea-Marie Cordt, late sister of the first author’s fiancée. References {{taxonbar, from= Q122853049 Squatinidae Fish of the Indian Ocean Fish described in 2023 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami Herald
The ''Miami Herald'' is an American daily newspaper owned by McClatchy, The McClatchy Company and headquartered in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Founded in 1903, it is the fifth-largest newspaper in Florida, serving Miami-Dade, Broward County, Florida, Broward, and Monroe County, Florida, Monroe counties. It once circulated throughout Florida, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The ''Miami Herald'' has been awarded 24 Pulitzer Prizes. Overview The newspaper has been awarded 24 Pulitzer Prizes since beginning publication in 1903. Well-known columnists include Pulitzer-winning political commentator Leonard Pitts, Leonard Pitts Jr., Pulitzer-winning reporter Mirta Ojito, humorist Dave Barry and novelist Carl Hiaasen. Other columnists have included Fred Grimm and sportswriters Michelle Kaufman, the late Edwin Pope, Dan Le Batard, Bea Hines and Greg Cote. The ''Miami Herald'' participates in "Politifact Florida", a website that focuses on Florida issues, with the ''Tampa Bay Times''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelshark
Angel sharks are sharks belonging to the genus ''Squatina''. They are the only living members of the family Squatinidae and order Squatiniformes. They commonly inhabit sandy seabeds close to in depth. ''Squatina'' and other Squatiniformes differ from other sharks in having flattened bodies and broad pectoral fins that give them a strong resemblance to rays. They occur worldwide in temperate and tropical seas. Most species inhabit shallow temperate or tropical seas, but a few species inhabit deeper water, down to . Angel sharks are sometimes called monkfish, although this name is also applied to members of the genus ''Lophius''. While some species occur over a wide geographic range, the majority are restricted to a smaller area. Restriction in geographic range might be as a result of the behaviour of ''Squatina'' species, which are ambush predators with a corresponding stationary bottom-dwelling habit. Thus, trans-ocean migration is extremely unlikely, even though large-scal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saya De Malha Bank
The Saya de Malha Bank (also the Sahia de Malha Bank, modern Portuguese: ''saia de malha'', English: ''mesh skirt'') or Mesh Skirt Bank, is one of the largest submerged ocean banks in the world, a part of the vast undersea Mascarene Plateau. Geography The Saya de Malha Bank lies northeast of Madagascar, southeast of Seychelles, and north of Nazareth Bank, the Cargados Carajos Shoals, and the island of Mauritius, and currently falls mostly under international waters. The closest land is tiny Agaléga (one of the Outer Islands of Mauritius), some further west, followed by the southern Seychellois island of Coëtivy, some northwest. Mauritius administers the whole Saya de Malha Bank as a portion of it lies within its exclusive economic zone. The bank covers an area of , and is composed of two separate structures, the smaller North Bank (also called Ritchie Bank), and the huge South Bank. If the South Bank were recognized as a submerged atoll structure, it would be the largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squatinidae
Squatiniformes is an order of sharks belonging to Squalomorphi. It contains only a single living genus ''Squatina'', commonly known as angelsharks. The oldest genus of the order, ''Pseudorhina'' is known from the Late Jurassic of Europe. Three other genera, ''Cretasquatina'', ''Cretascyllium'' and ''Parasquatina'' are known from Cretaceous fossils from North America and Europe, though the placement of ''Parasquatina'' in the order has been questioned. All living and extinct members of the order share a similar body morphology with a highly flattened body with enlarged pectoral and pelvic fins suggestive of a bottom-dwelling ambush predator ecology. Teeth have been assigned to the modern genus from the Late Jurassic onwards, but the actual genus assignment of many of these species is unclear. The earliest records that can be assigned with confidence to the modern genus are known from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian) of England. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q15207720 Cartilaginou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fish Of The Indian Ocean
A fish (: fish or fishes) is an aquatic, anamniotic, gill-bearing vertebrate animal with swimming fins and a hard skull, but lacking limbs with digits. Fish can be grouped into the more basal jawless fish and the more common jawed fish, the latter including all living cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as the extinct placoderms and acanthodians. In a break to the long tradition of grouping all fish into a single class (Pisces), modern phylogenetics views fish as a paraphyletic group. Most fish are cold-blooded, their body temperature varying with the surrounding water, though some large active swimmers like white shark and tuna can hold a higher core temperature. Many fish can communicate acoustically with each other, such as during courtship displays. The study of fish is known as ichthyology. The earliest fish appeared during the Cambrian as small filter feeders; they continued to evolve through the Paleozoic, diversifying into many forms. The earliest fish w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
