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  • Nº2046 # Date: 2008-01-24 - 09:00
  • # Max Depth: 20m Duration: 48mins
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Squatina australis Regan, 1906 (Australian angelshark) A common but little-known angelshark found on the continental shelf and uppermost slope, on or near the bottom . Occurs from close inshore to 130 m depth . Feeds mainly on small fishes and crustaceans . Ovoviviparous . Flesh is highly esteemed .
Heterodontus portusjacksoni (Meyer, 1793) (Port Jackson shark) A common shark of the continental shelves , from close inshore at the intertidal zone to 275 m . Segregates by sex and maturity stage . Nocturnal, hides in caves and rocky gullies during the day . Feeds on benthic inver...
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Sepia apama Gray, 1849 (Australian giant cuttlefish)
Phyllopteryx taeniolatus (Lacepède, 1804) (common sea dragon) These fish are slow-moving and rely on their camouflage as protection against predation; they drift in the water and with the leaf-like appendages resemble the swaying seaweed of their habitat . Individuals are observed ei...
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