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  • In order to gain a detailed understanding of the species that inhabit El Cachucho (Spain's first Protected Marine Area located off the coast of Llanes in Asturias), the scientists studied three species of shark that live at depths of between 400 and 1,000 metres, the blackmouth catshark (Galeus melastomus), the velvet belly lantern shark (Etmopterus spinax), and the birdbeak dogshark (Deania calcea).

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • In the deepest waters, the scientists sampled down to a depth of 1,100 metres and found that the blackmouth catshark and the birdbeak dogshark coexist there without any trophic competition between them, "since each one has specialised to eat a particular kind of food", says the oceanographer.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • In the deepest waters, the scientists sampled down to a depth of 1,100 metres and found that the blackmouth catshark and the birdbeak dogshark coexist there without any trophic competition between them, "since each one has specialised to eat a particular kind of food", says the oceanographer.

    Science Blog BJS 2010

  • "However, the velvet belly lantern shark is substituted in the deeper parts of the basin by the birdbeak dogshark", explains Preciado.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • "However, the velvet belly lantern shark is substituted in the deeper parts of the basin by the birdbeak dogshark", explains Preciado.

    Science Blog BJS 2010

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