Description

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Squaliformes

Family: Oxynotidae

Genus: Oxynotus

Species: Oxynotus caribbaeus Cervigón, 1961

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

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).

Habitat

bathydemersal