Choose your destination.   '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 January   x x x x February x x x x x March x x x x x April x x x x x May x x x x x June x x x x   July x x x x   August x x x x   September x x x x   October x x X x   November x x x x   December x x x x   Angular Roughshark Scientifically: Oxynotus centrina. What To Look For: A rough shark with conspicuous sail-like dorsal fins, a blunt snout and a squat body. The body is grey-brown, with light horizontal lines on the head. Little is known about this bottom-living shark. Size: Up to 1.5 m. Distribution: Temperate North Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. Food: Recorded as eating bristle worms and probably eats bottom-living fish. Breeding: Live-bearer, with up to 8 pups per litter. Danger To Humans: Not known to be dangerous. Occasionally caught by trawlers off Namibia. Back To Top

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