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<p>The cookie cutter shark lives in the deep Gulf, looks like an Italian sausage with bulging eyes, and glows in the dark. It feeds by attaching itself to a sperm whale and gnawing hunks of flesh.</p> <p>Often misidentified as a shark, the smalltooth sawfish is really a ray and may be in danger of disappearing in Gulf environs. The twenty to thirty teeth on each side of its snout work well for rooting up food from the sandy bottom or slashing through schools of prey. But the teeth tangle easily in commercial fishing nets.</p> <p>In <i>Sharks, Skates, and Rays of the Gulf of Mexico: A Field Guide</i>, fascinating rarities such as these and all the commonly sighted species await the naturalist, commercial or recreational fisher, outdoor enthusiast, or beach-goer. This guidebook covers almost all the species of sharks and rays that cruise Gulf waters from the abundant, shallow-dwelling finetooth shark and the frightening electric ray to the deep-dwelling goblin fish.</p> <p>Color photography, line drawings, and easily understood keys developed exclusively for this book help the reader quickly identify species. In addition to general information on reproduction, sensory systems, feedin

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Author

Parsons, Glenn R.

Publisher

University Press of Mississippi ; Roundhouse [distributor

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9781578068272

Category

science

Subjects

Science, Stem

Rating

4.3 / 5 (23 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14