#Deepsea

August Elasmobranch of the Month: Prickly Dogfish

The Prickly dogfish is one shark that definitely has highly distinguishable features! Most notably is its dorsal fin resembling a sail. The

Shark Week: Meet Biologist Vicky Vásquez

Vicky Vásquez studies 'Lost Sharks' at Moss Landing Marine Labs (MLML) where she also serves as the marine lab's Social Media M

April Elasmobranch of the Month: False Catshark

The False Catshark is a deep-sea ground shark. It has been described as ugly as a discarded sofa and was thus given the moniker ‘sofa shark’

March Elasmobranch of the Month: Viper Dogfish

The viper dog fish was first identified in 1986, they are very rare and have been found in the Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Japan, Hawaii

Meet World Renowned Explorer and Diver John Chatterton

John Chatterton is one of the world’s most accomplished and well-known wreck divers. He was one of the co-hosts for 57 episodes of the Histo

Happy Halloween: Eerie Elasmobranchs

Enjoy this wild and wicked list of amazing and eerie elasmobranchs just in time for Halloween!

May Elasmobranch of the Month: Spotted Ratfish

DID YOU KNOW: Ratfish are from the order CHIMAERA, which are in the class CHONDRICHTHYES – i.e. cartilaginous fish! That means they are clos

March Elasmobranch of the Month: Goblin Shark

Learn all about the Goblin Shark. This deep-sea shark has some incredible adaptations and can grow up to 3.2 meters in length.

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