
Sharks in GREECE
Thursday, July 25, 2013
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Species of SHARKS in GREECE

The sharks have diversified into about 440 species with size from 20 centimeters to 15 meters (whale shark). They live mainly in warm seas, but you can encounter rare and large navigable rivers which enter the following merchant ships, except the shark [notes 1] that can live comfortably in both freshwater and saltwater.
Several well-known species such as the white shark, the tiger shark, the blue shark, the Mako shark and hammerheads are top hunters. However, despite the admiration caused in humans, often threatened by activities such as fishing.
The name "shark" comes from the ancient Greek word shark (= saw), because of the shape and arrangement of the teeth.
SCALIORHINUS CANICULA
O Scyliorhinus canicula, aka, puppy and cat, is a kind of shark belongs to the family Skyliorinides. Apatantai in the northeastern Atlantic, from Norway to Senegal, including the Mediterranean, on the continental shelf. Prefers sandy and muddy bottom at a depth of a few meters up to 400 meters. [1] It shares its habitat with the parent cat. Reaches a length of one meter and a weight of two kilograms. [2] is thin body with two dorsal fins positioned backwards. Has many small dark brown and black spots.
It is an opportunistic predator that feeds on a great variety. The diet includes molluscs, echinoderms and crustaceans. [1] This type of shark is oviparous, depositing eggs lengths up to 6 cm on algae. [3] The embryos hatch after 5-11 months.
Is one of the most abundant elasmobranch in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, with most populations are stable. [4]
ODONTASPIS FEROX
The Odontaspis ferox, Odontaspis savage shark is a type which belongs to the family Odontaspides, with worldwide although fragmentary presence in temperate and tropical waters. Usually found in rocky habitats deepwater, although it is sometimes found in shallow waters, and are known for the fact that return to the same place year after year. This rare species often confused with the much more frequent bull shark (Carcharias taurus), from which it can be distinguished with the first dorsal fin, which is greater than the second and placed ahead. It reaches a length of at least 4.1 meters and weighing 290 pounds.Very little is known about the biology and behavior of agriokarcharia. It is an active predator of benthic Osteichthyes, cartilaginous Ms. aspodylon. This species is considered to be oozootoko with oofaga embryos like other members of the class lamnomorfon. In contrast to the size and appearance, this shark is akindynow, having never been known for their aggressive behavior towards humans. There is concern that the numbers are decreasing due to human activities in the Mediterranean and elsewhere, although the existing data are not sufficient for a full assessment of its conservation status.
ACANTHUS
The acanthus spurdog prickly dogfish (scientific name Squalus acanthias) is the most famous dogfish, a member of the family skytellidon. The main feature of prickling the two spines in front of the first and second dorsal fin. Found in shallow waters and at greater distances from the coast, mainly in temperate seas. Verified to live over 100 years. [1]Description
O Dogfish has dorsal spines, no anal fin and bears white spots along its back. The caudal fin has asymmetrical lobes, forming a eterokerki tail. The name refers to two Dogfish shark spines. These are used defensively. If arrested, the acanthus can bends his back by way of the arch to penetrate the enemy. Glands at the base of the spines secrete a mild poison.
Males mature at around age 11 years, reaching a length of 80-100 cm, while females mature at 18-21 years and are slightly larger than males, reaching one to two feet in length. [2] and both genders are gray-brown in color and is darker on the back and the belly whiter. Males are identified by a pair of pelvic fins modified as sperm transfer instrument or pinnipeds. The male inserts one pinnipeds in the vent of the female during copulation. It oozootoka animals.
ASTROGALEOS
The astrogaleos (Moustelos starfish) is sort of the shark family triakidon that answers the Greek seas. Taken to taste the flesh.
Shark is medium sized (50-100 cm, although sometimes it can reach up to 140 cm). The back is gray or brown and covered with white spots which give it its name. The belly is white.
allocation
The astrogaleos lives in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the UK to the Canary Islands. It is also found in almost the entire Mediterranean.
It lives mainly in the bottom shelf.
biology
It feeds mainly on crustaceans such as crabs and lobsters.
Is viviparous fish
ECHINORHINUS BRUSUS
The Echinorhinus brucus is one of the two members of the family Echinorinides. The other is the kind Echinorhinus cookei. Found in the Western Pacific Ocean, and in tropical and temperate waters worldwide, including the Mediterranean. This shark swims near the bottom at a depth of usually 400 to 900 meters, although it has been found in shallower waters. The achinoskylopsaro has bulky body, with two small dorsal fins, the way back to the body and has no anal fin. Recognized by agkathoeidi skin teeth located throughout the body, some of which have synnenothei between them. Is purple brown or black and reaches a length of up to 3.1 meters, although usually has a length of 2 meters.
His diet includes achinoskylopsarou smaller sharks, Osteichthyes and crabs that this slow-moving species can be caught sucking. Oozootoka is, with the females lay whenever 15-52 microns. They are harmless to humans. It is often parapipton catch, and occasionally as fish feed or for oil extracted from the liver. The IUCN does not currently have enough information to incorporate fish in a conservation status. The population has declined significantly in the North Atlantic from the 18th and 19th century, probably due to overfishing.
BLUE SHARK
The blue shark (scientific name Prionace glauca) is a shark karcharinides family that lives in tropical and temperate seas. Although usually lazy, they can move quickly. The blue shark is viviparous, gennontas 25-100 microns. They feed on small fish and squid, but can attack and more smooth. The blue shark form herds separated by gender and size.
The blue shark have lightweight body construction and long pectoral fins. The upper part of their body is blue, the blue side and white underneath. They reach a length of 3.8 meters and a weight of 390 pounds, although the average is around 200.
The adult sharks are not threatened regularly by any kind except humans. Smaller sharks can be devoured quite large sharks such as white shark and tiger shark.
EXACARCHARIAS
Apatantatai at depths greater than 90 meters and has been recorded at a depth of two kilometers in all tropical and temperate seas of the Earth. It is possible to perform vertical migrations, moving to the surface at night and turning the depths before dawn. It is observed in specific regions in a depth of less than 30 meters. Due to the wide spread of the diet varies and typically includes mollusks, crustaceans and Agnatha. Little is known about the reproduction of exakarcharia, apart from the fact that it is oozootokos and generates up to 100 microns at a time.
This shark though large, seems to have attacked people. Taken for the oil from the liver. The raw meat is poisonous
SCALLOPED HAMMERHEAD

The scalloped hammerhead (scientific name Sphyrna zygaena - Sfyrna scalloped hammerhead), also known as barracuda and crozier, is a type of hammerhead, whose head has no exploratory projection forward (hence the name smooth (smooth, smooth) in English). Unlike other sfyrokefaloths, this type prefers temperate waters and occurs worldwide in middle latitudes. In summer, these sharks migrate poleward in cooler water masses, sometimes forming flocks numbering in the hundreds to thousands of sharks.It is the second largest hammerhead shark, with lengths of up to five meters. It is an active predator that feeds on a wide variety of Osteichthyes and invertebrates, while older people are also fed with sharks and stingrays. As in the rest of his family, this shark is viviparous and gives birth once every 20 to 40 pups. It is relatively common shark, and arrested, intentionally or not, for commercial fishing in the whole range. The fins are extremely valuable for use in shark fin soup. This shark is potentially dangerous and is likely to have been responsible for several attacks on humans, although they are less likely to meet swimmers from other large hammerhead species because of temperate habitat.
BASKING SHARK
COMMON ALOPIAS

Common alopies residing both in coastal and pelagic waters in both in tropical and temperate climates throughout the world, from the surface to 550 meters depth. Sharks are seasonally migratory and follow the warm water in higher latitudes in summer. The common alopias is fast, powerful swimmer who has become known for jumping out of the water. Has physiological adaptations that allow them to maintain internal body temperature higher than that of the surrounding marine waters. This species feeds mainly on small fish schools. Together with other sharks, the common alopias is oozootoko with their unborn fetuses anapryssontai in underdeveloped eggs inside the mother. Females lay 2-7 pups after a gestation period of nine months.
Although the large common alopias has relatively small teeth and calm demeanor, and for this reason is not a risk to humans. The common alopias considered commercial species for meat, liver and fins. But the common alopias not sustainable when overfished species because it has small reproductive rate
CENTROPHORUS GRANULOSUS

Considered species with distribution in temperate and tropical waters. Found in the eastern Atlantic (France until South Africa), in the Mediterranean, the western and central Atlantic (northern Gulf of Mexico), the Indian Ocean, the western Pacific and Australia. In the Mediterranean there is no evidence to show the existence of different populations. There is also no evidence to show relationship between populations of the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. Greater density of species in the Mediterranean is in western and central region. O kokkokentroforos is deep-sea species that occurs niritiki zone, at depths ranging from 100 to 1,490 m in
His diet includes a variety of game, both fish and invertebrates Midwater and benthic zone. The age of maturity is 12 to 16 years in females and 7.8 years in males. It oozootoko type and has a very low reproductive rate. The pregnancy period is about two years, and among them a rest period. Gives birth to a cub in each litter. The species has the lowest reproductive potential between the cartilaginous fish. Believed to form herds.
WHITE SHARK

Reaches maturity around the age of 15 years and can live over 30 years. The great white shark is arguably the largest known predatory fish and is one of the main enemies of marine mammals. So it feeds on a variety of other marine animals including fish, pinnipeds and seabirds
MAKRYPTERYGOS MAKO
The
makrypterygos Mako (scientific name Isurus paucus - isourea the oligos)
is a shark of the family Lamnidis who lives in temperate and tropical
waters. Like mentioned as Mako Mako shark, although it is more scarce. It is a pelagic species and lives in waters of moderate depth. It reaches a maximum length of 4.3 meters. The main feature is the large and long pectoral fins.The
slim body of makrypterygou shortfin mako and long, broad pectoral fins
make it look like the ocean lefkopterygo shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
and blue shark (Prionace glauca), two nights Sharks upper ocean waters.
This
morphological similarity suggests that makrypterygos Mako is less
active than the shortfin mako, one of the fastest and most active
sharks. [1] Like other members of his family, this species has a
sygkykloforiako vasculature called mirabilia Rete ( Latin for "wonderful network", singular Rete mirabile) in the musculature of the trunk and around the eyes and mind. This
system allows to maintain Lamnidis metabolic heat and maintain body
temperature higher than the environment, although it is not certain
whether the makrypterygos Mako is the same.
BIGEYE ALOPIAS

STACHTOKARCHARIAS

WHALE SHARK
The whale shark (Rhincodon typus - Rynchodon guy) is a slowly moving shark feeds by filtering food and it is the largest fish in the world, which features due to its name. It can reach up to 12.6 m (41 ft) long and weighs 21.5 tons. [1]
This distinctly scarred shark is the only member of its genus, Rhincodon and family, Rinkodontides (Rhincodontidae) (which Kaloutas Rinkodontes (Rhinodontes) before 1984), which is grouped to the class Chondrichthyes Elasmobranchii in the phylum. The whale shark lives in tropical and warm oceans and lives in the open sea and can live for about 70 years. The species is believed to have appeared before about 60 million years. [Citation pending]
The whale sharks feed primarily, if not exclusively, on plankton, which are microscopic plants and animals, although the series of BBC Planet Earth seems that eating a flock of small fish. Considered by the IUCN as a vulnerable species and the number the whale shark is not known .
This distinctly scarred shark is the only member of its genus, Rhincodon and family, Rinkodontides (Rhincodontidae) (which Kaloutas Rinkodontes (Rhinodontes) before 1984), which is grouped to the class Chondrichthyes Elasmobranchii in the phylum. The whale shark lives in tropical and warm oceans and lives in the open sea and can live for about 70 years. The species is believed to have appeared before about 60 million years. [Citation pending]
The whale sharks feed primarily, if not exclusively, on plankton, which are microscopic plants and animals, although the series of BBC Planet Earth seems that eating a flock of small fish. Considered by the IUCN as a vulnerable species and the number the whale shark is not known .
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