#daggernose shark

[respect-the-locals]

🦈 Daily Shark Fact: 🦈

The Daggernose Shark once occurred in the shallow tropical waters of the central western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, from Venezuela to northern Brazil, making it one of the smallest ranges of any elasmobranch species. It no longer occurs in areas of Brazil where it was previously common, due to the threat of bycatch in unregulated artisanal gillnet fisheries operating throughout its range.

[sharks-and-quarks]

Regarding my poll on Goblin Sharks, I thought I'd make a post about their lesser-known lookalike - the Daggernose Shark!

Not only is their name objectively ridiculous (Imagine an assassin called Daggernose), but they are woefully understudied for such a funky little dude

[ID: A realistic illustration of a Daggernose Shark (A small bluish-grey shark with a prominent snout) on a white background. END ID]

Look at him. He hasn't slept for three years and he isn't going to start now. I love him.

(They are also critically endangered, with approximately 250 individuals remaining. I couldn't find a single conservation project focussed on this species. However, if we can push to make their habitat (Northeast coast of South America) a Marine Protected Area, they may yet stand a chance)

[fuzzyelfsbf]

*Jason taking a few edibles and settling in to watch a movie*

Bruce: "Jason, you need to watch Damian, Alfred is on vacation and everyone else is busy"

Jason, who instantly forgot those were edibles: "Yea sure whatever I'll watch the demon brat"

*Bruce leaves and Damian is just staring at Jason from his doorway*

Damian: "I would like to go to the Aquarium. They have recently opened a new exhibit of Daggernose Sharks and I would like to document them so I can convince father to assist in finding their conservation efforts."

Jason: "Yea okay but we'll have to do car service because B said I'm only allowed to drive if I don't have passengers because" *air quotes* "I don't technically have a license anymore and it's ~illegal~ or fuckin whatever"

Damian: "Excellent. Allow me to gather my things and I will meet you in the foyer."

Jason: *nods as Damian leaves*

*The car arrives and halfway through the drive the edibles hit and Jason realized he's Fucked if the Damian finds out*

*they get through the entire trip and back home and Jason immediately goes to his room and didn't realize Damian followed him*

Damian: "So for my bribe I would like you to assist in getting father to fund the conservation efforts of the daggernose shark."

Jason: "...why would I need to bribe you?"

Damian: "So I don't inform Father that you were substantially under the influence while watching me."

Jason: "I was not!"

Damian: "Although it seems to be your default setting, stupidity does not look good on you. You tried carrying my like a plank of wood and cried at the jellyfish. Although they are beautiful and majestic creatures, I do not think that would warrant such a public and emotional display of an adult grown man who was sober."

Jason: "So how much are we asking for?"

[spinchboli]

I love you frilled sharks I love you goblin sharks I love you viper dogfish I love you Greenland sharks I love you Cookie cutter sharks I love you crocodile sharks I love you winghead sharks I love you angular roughsharks I love you whitetip reef shark I love you epaulette shark I love you deep sea dragon fish I love you barrel eye I love you viper fish I love you frog fish I love you tripod fish I love you angler fish I love you hatchet fish I love you fangstooth I love you lantern fish I love you deep sea giant isopods I love you vampire squid I love you glass squid I love you blobfish I love you chimeara I love you hagfish I love you deep sea lizard fish I love you snaggletooth eel I love you lancet fish I love you sturgeon I love you moray eel I love you worm goby I love you lemon shark I love you great white shark I love you mako shark I love you thresher shark I love you salmon shark I love you deep sea skate I love you megamouth shark I love you sixgill shark I love you sleeper shark Iove you bigfin squid I love you white spot jellyfish I love you firework jelly fish I love you telescope fish I love you gulper eel I love you snipet eel I love you oarfish I love you sea butterfly I love you firefly squid I love you ceolocanth I love you crocodile snake eel I love you crocodile fish I love you sea Angel I love you alligator gar I love you wels catfish I love you arapaima I love you piranha I love you koi fish daggernose sharks I love you threadfin snailfish I love you bony earred ass fish I love you sea robin I love you plecos I love you sawfish I love you sawshark I love you leopard shark I love you zebra shark I love you wobbegong shark I love you angel shark I love you sand tiger shark I love you deep sea batfish I love you bamboo sharks I love you rattail fish I love you nautilus I love you squid worm I love you fish creatures all very very much

[sirus-themonster]

Here’s some shark breads tha no one asked for but I’m doing anyway!:

African angelshark

African dwarf sawshark

African lanternshark

African ribbontail catshark

African sawtail catshark

American pocket shark

Angelshark

Angular angelshark

Angular roughshark

Antilles catshark

Arabian carpetshark

Arabian catshark

Arabian smooth-hound

Argentine angelshark

Arrowhead dogfish

Atlantic angel shark

Atlantic sawtail catshark

Atlantic sixgill shark

Atlantic sharpnose shark

Atlantic weasel shark

Australian angelshark

Australian blackspotted catshark

Australian blacktip shark

Australian grey smooth-hound

Australian marbled catshark

Australian reticulate swellshark

Australian sawtail catshark

Australian sharpnose shark

Australian spotted catshark

Australian swellshark

Australian weasel shark

Azores dogfish

Bahamas sawshark

Bali catshark

Balloon shark

Banded houndshark

Banded sand catshark

Banded wobbegong

Bartail spurdog

Barbelthroat carpetshark

Barbeled houndshark

Bareskin dogfish

Basking shark

Beige catshark

Bigeye houndshark

Bigeye sand tiger

Bigeye thresher shark

Bighead catshark

Bighead spurdog

Bignose shark

Bigeyed sixgill shark

Birdbeak dogfish

Blackbelly lanternshark

Black dogfish

Blackfin gulper shark

Blackgill catshark

Blackmouth catshark

Blackmouth lanternshark

Blacknose shark

Black roughscale catshark

Blackspot shark

Blackspotted catshark

Blackspotted smooth-hound

Blacktail reef shark

Blacktailed spurdog

Blacktip reef shark

Blacktip sawtail catshark

Blacktip shark

Blacktip tope

Black wonder catshark

Blind shark

Blotched catshark, two different species

Blotchy swellshark

Blue-eye lanternshark

Bluegrey carpetshark

Blue shark

Bluntnose sixgill shark

Blunt-nose spiny dogfish

Blurred lanternshark

Boa catshark

Bonnethead shark

Borneo broadfin shark

Borneo shark

Bramble shark

Brazilian sharpnose shark

Bristled lanternshark

Bristly catshark

Broadbanded lanternshark

Broadfin sawtail catshark

Broadfin shark

Broadgill catshark

Broadhead catshark

Broadmouth catshark

Broadnose catshark

Broadnose sevengill shark

Broad-snout lanternshark

Brownbanded bamboo shark

Brown catshark

Brown lanternshark

Brown shyshark

Brown smoothhound

Brownspotted catshark

Bull shark

Burmese bamboo shark

Campeche catshark

Caribbean lanternshark

Caribbean reef shark

Caribbean roughshark

Caribbean sharpnose shark

Caribbean smooth-hound

Carolina hammerhead

Cenderawasih epaulette shark

Chain catshark

Chilean angelshark

Chilean lanternshark

Clouded angelshark

Cloudy catshark

Coates' shark

Cobbler wobbegong

Collared carpetshark

Combtooth dogfish

Combtooth lanternshark

Common smooth-hound

Comoro catshark

Cook's swellshark

Cookiecutter shark

Copper shark

Coral catshark

Creek whaler

Crested bullhead shark

Crocodile shark

Crying catshark

Cuban dogfish

Cuban ribbontail catshark

Cylindrical lanternshark

Cyrano spurdog

Daggernose shark

Dark freckled catshark

Dark shyshark

Deepwater catshark

Deepwater sicklefin houndshark

Dense-scale lantern shark

Disparate angelshark

Draughtsboard shark

Dumb gulper shark

Dusky catshark

Dusky shark

Dusky smooth-hound

Dusky snout catshark

Dwarf catshark

Dwarf false catshark

Dwarf gulper shark

Dwarf lanternshark

Dwarf sawtail catshark

Dwarf smooth-hound

Dwarf spotted wobbegong

Eastern angelshark

Eastern banded catshark

Eastern highfin spurdog

Eastern longnose spurdog

Eastern spotted gummy shark

Edmund's spurdog

Elongate carpetshark

Epaulette shark

False catshark

False lanternshark

False smalltail shark

Fat catshark

Fatspine spurdog

Fedorov's catshark

Filetail catshark

Finetooth shark

Flaccid catshark

Flagtail swellshark

Flapnose houndshark

Flathead catshark

Floral banded wobbegong

Formosa swellshark

Freckled catshark

Frilled shark

Fringefin lanternshark

Frog shark

Galapagos bullhead shark

Galapagos shark

Galbraith's catshark

Ganges shark

Garrick's catshark

Gecko catshark

Genie's dogfish

Ghost catshark

Ginger carpetshark

Goblin shark

Graceful catshark

Graceful shark

Granular dogfish

Great hammerhead

Great lanternshark

Great white shark

Green-eye spurdog

Green lanternshark

Greenland shark

Grey bamboo shark

Grey sharpnose shark

Grey smooth-hound

Grinning catshark

Guadalupe lanternshark

Gulf catshark

Gulf of Mexico filetail catshark

Gulf smooth-hound

Gulper shark

Gummy shark

Halmahera epaulette shark

Hardnose shark

Harlequin catshark

Hasselt's bamboo shark

Hawaiian lanternshark

Hidden angelshark

Highfin dogfish

Hoary catshark

Honeycomb Izak

Hooded carpetshark

Hooktooth dogfish

Hooktooth shark

Horn shark

Human's whaler shark

Humpback catshark

Humpback smooth-hound

Iceland catshark

Indian swellshark

Indonesian angelshark

Indonesian filetail catshark

Indonesian greeneye spurdog

Indonesian houndshark

Indonesian shortsnout spurdog

Indonesian speckled carpetshark

Indonesian speckled catshark

Indonesian whaler shark

Indonesian wobbegong

Izak catshark

Izu catshark

Jaguar catshark

Japanese angelshark

Japanese bullhead shark

Japanese catshark

Japanese roughshark

Japanese sawshark

Japanese shortnose spurdog

Japanese spurdog

Japanese topeshark

Japanese velvet dogfish

Japanese wobbegong

Kermadec smooth hound

Kermadec spiny dogfish

Kitefin shark

Knifetooth dogfish

Lana's sawshark

Largenose catshark

Largespine velvet dogfish

Largetooth cookiecutter shark

Leafscale gulper shark

Lemon shark

Leopard catshark

Leopard epaulette shark

Leopard shark

Lined catshark

Lined lanternshark

Lined lanternshark

Little gulper shark

Little sleeper shark

Lizard catshark

Lollipop catshark

Lombok highfin spurdog

Longfin catshark

Longfin mako

Longfin sawtail catshark

Longhead catshark

Longnose catshark

Longnose houndshark

Longnose pygmy shark

Longnose sawshark

Longnose sawtail catshark

Longnose spurdog

Longnose velvet dogfish

Longsnout dogfish

Longnose sleeper shark

Lowfin gulper shark

Magnificent catshark

Mandarin dogfish

Mangalore houndshark

McMillan's catshark

Megamouth shark

Mexican angelshark

Mexican hornshark

Milk-eye catshark

Milk shark

Mini gulper shark

Moller's lanternshark

Mosaic gulper shark

Mouse catshark

Mud catshark

Mukah river shark

Narrowbar swellshark

Narrowfin smooth-hound

Narrowhead catshark

Narrowmouthed catshark

Narrownose smooth-hound

Narrowtail catshark

Natal shyshark

Necklace carpetshark

Nervous shark

Network wobbegong

New Caledonia catshark

New Zealand catshark

New Zealand lanternshark

Night shark

Ninja lanternshark

Northern river shark

Northern sawtail catshark

Northern spiny dogfish

Northern wobbegong

Nurse shark

Nursehound

Nurseblood

Oakley's catshark

Oceanic whitetip shark

Ocellate topeshark

Ocellated angelshark

Oman bullhead shark

Onefin catshark

Orange spotted catshark

Ornate angelshark

Ornate dogfish

Ornate wobbegong

Pacific angelshark

Pacific nurse shark

Pacific sharpnose shark

Pacific sleeper shark

Pacific smalltail shark

Pacific spadenose shark

Pacific spiny dogfish

Painted swellshark

Pale catshark

Pale spotted catshark

Panama ghost catshark

Papua shorttail lanternshark

Papuan epaulette shark

Pelagic thresher shark

Peppered catshark

Phallic catshark

Philippines angelshark

Philippines ribbontail catshark

Philippines swellshark

Pigeye shark

Pink lanternshark

Pinocchio catshark

Plunket's shark

Pocket shark

Pondicherry shark

Porbeagle shark

Port Jackson shark

Portuguese dogfish

Prickly dogfish

Prickly shark

Puffadder shyshark

Pygmy lanternshark

Pygmy ribbontail catshark

Pygmy shark

Quagga catshark

Rasptooth dogfish

Redspotted catshark

Reticulated swellshark

Roughback catshark

Rough longnose dogfish

Roughskin catshark

Roughskin dogfish

Roughskin spurdog

Roughtail catshark

Rusty carpetshark

Rusty catshark

Saddle carpetshark

Saddled swellshark

Sailback houndshark

Sailfin roughshark

Salamander shark

Saldanha catshark

Salmon shark

Sandtiger shark

Sandbar shark

Sarawak pygmy swellshark

Sarawak smooth-hound

Sawback angelshark

Scalloped bonnethead

Scalloped hammerhead

Scoophead

Sculpted lanternshark

Seychelles carpetshark

Seychelles gulper shark

Seychelles spurdog

Sharpfin houndshark

Sharpnose sevengill shark

Sharptooth houndshark

Sharptooth smooth-hound

Sherwood dogfish

Shortbelly catshark

Shortfin mako

Shortfin smooth lanternshark

Shortnose demon catshark

Shortnose sawshark

Shortnose spurdog

Shortspine spurdog

Shorttail lanternshark

Shorttail nurse shark

Sicklefin houndshark

Sicklefin lemon shark

Sicklefin smooth-hound

Sicklefin weasel shark

Silky shark

Silvertip shark

Sixgill sawshark

Slender bamboo shark

Slender catshark

Slender gulper shark

Slender sawtail catshark

Slender smooth-hound

Slender weasel shark

Sliteye shark

Smallbelly catshark

Smalldorsal catshark

Smalleye catshark

Smalleye hammerhead

Smalleye lantern shark

Smalleye pygmy shark

Smalleye smooth-hound

Smallfin catshark

Smallfin gulper shark

Small-spotted catshark

Smalltail shark

Smalltooth sand tiger

Smoothback angelshark

Smooth hammerhead

Smooth lanternshark

Smoothtooth blacktip shark

Snaggletooth shark

Sombre catshark

South China catshark

Southern African frilled shark

Southern dogfish

Southern lanternshark

Southern lollipop catshark

Southern mandarin dogfish

Southern sawtail catshark

Southern sleeper shark

Spadenose shark

Sparsetooth dogfish

Spatulasnout catshark

Speartooth shark

Speckled carpetshark

Speckled catshark

Speckled smooth-hound

Speckled swellshark

Spined pygmy shark

Spinner shark

Spiny dogfish

Splendid lanternshark

Spongehead catshark

Spotless catshark

Spotless smooth-hound

Spottail shark

Spotted-belly catshark

Spotted estuary smooth-hound

Spotted houndshark

Spotted wobbegong

Springer's sawtail catshark

Starspotted smooth-hound

Starry catshark

Starry smooth-hound

Steven's swellshark

Straight-tooth weasel shark

Striped catshark

Striped smooth-hound

Sulu gollumshark

Swellshark

Taillight shark

Tailspot lanternshark

Taiwan angelshark

Taiwan saddled carpetshark

Taiwan spurdog

Tasselled wobbegong

Tawny nurse shark

Thorny lanternshark

Thresher shark

Tiger catshark

Tiger shark

Tope shark

Triton epaulette shark

Tropical sawshark

Variegated catshark

Velvet belly lanternshark

Velvet catshark

Velvet dogfish

Viper dogfish

West African catshark

West Indian lanternshark

Western angelshark

Western gulper shark

Western highfin spurdog

Western longnose spurdog

Western spotted catshark

Western spotted gummy shark

Western wobbegong

Whale shark

Whiskery shark

White-bodied catshark

Whitecheek shark

White-clasper catshark

Whitefin dogfish

White-fin smooth-hound

Whitefin swellshark

Whitefin topeshark

White ghost catshark

White-margin fin smooth-hound

Whitemarked gollumshark

Whitenose shark

Whitesaddled catshark

Whitespotted bamboo shark

Whitespotted bullhead shark

Whitespotted catshark

Whitespotted smooth-hound

Whitetail dogfish

White-tip catshark

Whitetip reef shark

Whitetip weasel shark

Winghead shark

Yellowspotted catshark

Zebra bullhead shark

Zebra shark

[whereischaosprincess]

Probably extinct Daggernose Shark Line Art by @rapidpunches  Colors by @whereischaosprincess 

[rapidpunches]

[obaewankenope]

Are there any cool sharks that have sadly gone extinct? Or are in danger of going extinct?

So I've actually gone and signed up for an account on the IUCN website to look into this specifically without spending ten million years trying to find the answer. A short summary of those at risk of extinction and those already extinct below :)

According to the IUCN’s Red List (which basically gives you a run down on how close or far an animal is to extinction), searching “sharks” and narrowing down the search to CR (critically endangered), EN (endangered), and VU (vulnerable), I got 420 hits. Of those, it will include animals that have “shark” in their name; which may include non-shark fish. But I can at least narrow it down a bit further using taxonomy as a means to filter out non-shark animals. This means, for taxonomy, we look for “Chondrichthyes” as a class of animals; aka sharks and rays.

The result then narrows down to 416. These are sharks. And now I can sort the order of results from VU right the way down to CR (lower to high on the concern scale). Since we want to know the most at risk first, I can reverse this sorting so it’s most to least in danger.

There’s been no recently extinct sharks, according to the IUCN’s list, but that’s not to say shark species aren’t at great risk of extinction, or aren’t critically endangered because of a range of reasons. 

So, at the top of the list we have:

Scalloped Hammerhead

Angelshark

Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Hidden Angelshark

Argentine Angelshark

Chilean Angelshark

Humpback Smoothhound

Indian Swellshark

Daggernose Shark

Ganges Shark

Dwarf Gulper Shark

Reticulated Swellshark

Striped Smoothhound

Scoophead Shark

Sarawak Pygmy Swell Shark

Pondicherry Shark

Pacific Smalltail Shark

Borneo Shark

Shorttail Nurse Shark

Lost Shark

Smoothback Angelshark

I’ve excluded rays from this list since they’re a different sub-branch of the Chonrichthyes class to sharks. That gives us 21 sharks classed as critically endangered (aka at risk of extinction) so far on the list. This is only from the first page, by the way. 

Out of the list, one shark is potentially thought to be extinct which is the Lost Shark (good name). Only 3 specimens of the species have been found in Borneo, Thailand, and Vietnam; all are over 80 years old. They were mistaken for a species of Smalltail Shark at first, but now they’re considered to be their own species. As a result, IUCN’s Red List classifies the Lost Shark as CR or possibly extinct.

This made me sad. I need to go cuddle Greg the Mako Shark who lives on my bed to feel better now.

[nanofevrier]

#wildoctoberart "Misunderstood" for Inktober

Here is a selection of some of the most misunderstood animals in my opinion. 

Pigs | In English many idioms such as "road hog" or "server hog" associate pigs to negative connotations of dirt, greed, or the monopolisation of resources. In "Animal Farm", the animals who take control of the farm are pigs. The French equivalent of the "Me Too" movement is called "Balance ton porc" meaning "Report your pig", "porc" being a French insult to describe a lustful or ill-mannered disgusting person. In fact, pigs are intelligent, emotional animals and some researches show that they able to solve challenging problems, they love to play, they display a wide range of emotions, and they have unique individual personalities.

Hyena | Their unpopularity is probably partly due to Disney's Lion King which portraits hyenas as stupid giggling cowards. Aristotle described the hyena as “exceedingly fond of putrefied flesh.” Hemingway wrote that they are “hermaphroditic self-eating devourer of the dead.”. Now we know that hyenas actually kill most of their prey, so they are not strictly scavengers. And regarding the "hermaphrodism" myth: spotted hyena females are often mistaken for males because they have a large clitoris — which is often called "pseudo-penis" in many articles... like they do not want to call it by its proper name — and labia that resembles testicles. Hyenas live in compact and unified matriarchal clans, and nurture their young investing more time in their cubs than most carnivores.

Sharks | They have an obvious big PR issue! I watched Jaws for the first time a few years ago and thought the movie has aged badly + what an insane shark-bashing that was... As a reminder, sharks kill 5 people per year, just remember that mosquitoes or dogs kill a lot more! 100 million sharks are killed by commercial and recreational fishing every year! Over 15 different species of sharks are endangered today (Whale Sharks, Angel Sharks, Scalloped Hammerheads, Daggernose Sharks...)

Rats | Musophobia is one of the most common specific phobias. European associations with the rat are generally negative. As a matter of fact, a group of rats is called a mischief and "Rats!" is used as a substitute of swear words in the English language. Rats are believed to have a responsibility in the 14th-century Black Death while fleas carried the plague. They are seen as vicious, dirty, parasitic animals that steal food and spread disease. Thankfully today their reputation starts to improve as science tells us more about this clever and social creature’s behaviour. 

Wolf | The Big Bad Wolf is a recurring antagonist in fairy tales such as The Wolf and the Lamb, Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, Peter and the Wolf. Wolves are said to be cruel and evil while they are mostly shy and discreet animals. Nowadays, wolves are still cattle farmer’s biggest enemy. I just had to search online for “loup + éleveur” and I ended up on a paper saying there’s been a wolf attack in Bourgogne in France and farmers request to kill the wolf. Wolves are a protected species in France and biologists say the more natural wild prey there will be, the less wolves will come and eat sheep.

Vulture | Vultures are depicted as bald, ugly, squabbling and filthy scavengers. But vultures have a vital role in our ecosystems: they clean up carcasses thus avoiding proliferation of bacteria and diseases and contamination of water sources. And if you think they’re ugly — and while painting this vulture I realised they are actually beautiful — research further and you’ll see there are many species of vultures, some very colourful and feathery!

Snake | The evil or untrustworthy serpent, responsible for the Fall of man in Genesis that god cursed into a snake to crawl on its belly and eat dust... Snakes have frightened humans for ages since they are venomous or constrictors. However, they play an important role in the food chain and ecosystem: both as prey for larger birds and as predators to smaller animals such as very fertile rodents. And snakes only bite if they feel threatened. In the United States, more than 40 percent of people bitten by snake intentionally put themselves in harm's way by attempting to capture wild snakes!

Bat | One of the first things I learnt about bats as a little girl is that the urban legend saying that bats will fly into one's hair couldn’t be more groundless : bats can navigate very well in the dark thanks to echolocation! Since the dawn of humanity people have been scared of bats due to their appearance and the fact that they are nocturnal. In many cultures bats were seen as bad omens and symbols of death. Witches are often portrayed in the company of bats, demons with bat-like wings and vampire are traditionally shown to be able to transform themselves into bats. In this list, bats are my personal favourite, I’m not sure why, maybe because I think they’re cute when they sleep upside down and it looks like they hug themselves to sleep... Also...they eat mosquitoes!

Pigeon | Sometimes described as “rats with wings” pigeons have a similar reputation as rodents: dirty, stupid... In Flemish the phrase "simpele duif" ("simple pigeon") is a pejorative term used to refer to dumb or naïve people. We also have that in French: if you call someone a “pigeon” it means they are someone who can easily be tricked. In fact researches show that pigeons are not dumb at all: they are successful at the “mirror test” which show consciousness of self. Some studies show that they even have an understanding of abstract notions like time and space.

I was thinking of other animals to illustrate such as raccoons, opossums, toads... Which animal would you add to that list? What is your favourite?

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_threatened_sharks https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animal-emotions/201506/pigs-are-intelligent-emotional-and-cognitively-complex https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/animals/2019/06/hyenas-have-bad-rap-theyre-africas-most-successful-predator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_of_mice_and_rats https://onekindplanet.org/animal/rat/  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotypes_of_animals#Wolves_and_coyotes https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/bourgogne-franche-comte/attaque-loup-cinquantaine-eleveurs-ont-depose-carcasses-brebis-devant-prefecture-macon-1880072.html https://gizmodo.com/reconsider-the-vulture-1839512786 http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150713-the-truth-about-vultures https://www.futura-sciences.com/planete/actualites/zoologie-intelligence-pigeons-ils-ont-notion-temps-espace-35576/

[nitedreamerdesigns]

Featured Species: Daggernose Shark (Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus)

Featured Species: Daggernose Shark (Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus)

This week’s featured species is not well known, and likely never will be, because the Daggernose shark (Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus) is critically endangered and is likely facing extinction. The daggernose shark is so named for its elongated, flattened snout, that vaguely resembles the goblin shark’s. In fact its scientific name, Isogomphodon, is Greek for “equal nail tooth” and, oxyrhynchus, for…

[sharkfactoftheday]

There are currently believed to be no more than 250 daggernose sharks in existence and the species may be in reproductive collapse, meaning it is likely to go extinct very soon.

[missmarinebio]

According to the IUCN Red List, the following ten species of sharks are evaluated as Critically Endangered:

Pondicherry shark, Carcharhinus hemiodon Ganges shark, Glyphis gangeticus New Guinea River Shark, Glyphis garricki Irawaddy River Shark, Glyphis siamensis Natal Shyshark, Haploblepharus kistnasamyi Daggernose Shark, Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus Striped Smoothhound, Mustelus fasciatus Sawback Angelshark, Squatina aculeata Smoothback Angelshark, Squatina oculata+ Angelshark, Squatina squatina

And the following twenty species of sharks are evaluated as Endangered:

Borneo Shark, Carcharhinus borneensis Smoothtooth Blacktip Shark, Carcharhinus leiodon Harrisson’s Dogfish, Centrophorus harrissoni Winghead Shark, Eusphyra blochii Speartooth Shark, Glyphis glyphis Whitefin Topeshark, Hemitriakis leucoperiptera Honeycomb Izak, Holohalaelurus favus Whitespotted Izak, Holohalaelurus punctatus Broadfin Shark, Lamniopsis temminickii Narrownose Smoothhound, Mustelus schmitti Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus Scalloped Hammerhead Shark, Sphyrna lewini Great Hammerhead Shark, Sphyrna mokarran Argentine Angelshark, Squatina argentina Taiwan Angelshark, Squatina formoa Hidden Angelshark, Squatina guggenheim Smoothback Angelshark, Squatina occulta+ Angular Angelshark, Squatina punctata Zebra Shark, Stegosoma fasciatum Sharpfin Houndshark, Triakis acutipinna

This post does a great job summarizing what this means, why this is and how we can use the power of information to educate on protecting species!

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SharkWeek has been going on the past week and I drew a critically endangered shark for every day of the week. Here you see: Northern River Shark/New Guinea River Shark Pondicherry Shark Angelshark Daggernose Shark Stripped Smooth-Hound Sawback Angelshark Natal Shyshark The greatest threats for all of these shark is the fishing industry, as they are catched for food and as bycatch. The second threat to them is global warming and their prey dying due to it. Loosing species of animals isn’t just a lost in diversity but also shows the serious consequences of our actions.

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While sharks are often portrayed as villainous killing machines, in reality they have reached a state of global crisis. Less that a quarter of all shark and ray species are currently considered to be safe from extinction. 

A recent study shows that daggernose shark populations have been eviscerated by gillnets in Brazil, even though they have little commercial value as food and are too small to pose any threat to humans. Their near-extinct status comes from a high proportion of their juvenile population being caught as bycatch. In other words, if daggernose sharks go extinct, it will not be because humans actively sought to catch them and kill them. It will be because we didn’t care enough to avoid it. 

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@sharkart-q-n-a It is a Daggernose Shark (劍吻鯊) !! :) 

宜個品種比較少人知，佢地主要係南美洲嘅熱帶水域出現🙌 佢地平均長1.5米，你見到佢地個又長又扁又尖嘅scout, 好細嘅眼就知係佢😂 佢地瀕危係因為成日被D 漁民捉魚個陣唔小心捉埋。 同天使鯊唔同嘅地方係天使鯊係被Bottom Trawling (係一重種大規模商業捕魚) 捉到，而劍吻鯊就係主要被Artisanal Fishing (小型，傳統捕魚方法) 捉到，不過都有D 係被商業捕魚捉到 😢

!!! 係過去十年，佢地人口已經跌超過90% la😨!!! 

The Daggernose Shark is a little-known species, It inhabits shallow tropical waters off South America. It is a relatively small shark typically reaching 1.5 m  in length. It is unmistakable for its elongated, flattened, and pointed snout, tiny eyes. 

Both Angel sharks and Daggernose sharks are the victim of bycatch. The main difference between is the method which causes bycatch. As i mentioned yesterday, Angel Sharks are accidentally caught by Bottom Trawling (used by commercial fisheries), but the Daggernose Sharks are caught accidentally by Artisinal floating gillets. 

!!! For the past 10 years, their population has already dropped 90% !!!

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