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Spotted ratfish

The spotted ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei) is a chimaera found in the north-eastern Pacific Ocean. Often seen by divers at night in the Pacific Northwest, this cartilaginous fish gets its characteristic name from a pointed rat-like tail. The ratfish lays leathery egg cases on the bottom of muddy or sandy areas, which are often mistaken by divers as…

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Spotted ratfish → Chimaeras, CT, Elasmo-research, Elasmodiver, Flmnh, Florida Museum, Hydrolagus, Hydrolagus Colleie, Information Page, Kolmann, Natural History, Newton, Nmfs, Retrieved, ScanAllFish Database, Spotted, Summers, The Neglected Chondrichthyans
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Spotted ratfish → Although, Dark, Elasmobranchii, Holocephali, It, Like, Lorenzini, One, The, Their, These, They, Unlike
related to Distribution and habitat · 12
Spotted ratfish → Alaska, Baja California, California, For, Gulf, It, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Ocean, Spotted, The, They, Unlike
related to Reproduction · 9
Spotted ratfish → Development, During, In, Like, Male, The, Their, They, When
related to Diet · 7
Spotted ratfish → Besides, Location, Pacific, Species, The, Their, They

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