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Food Value of Swordfish
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Food Value of European Anchovy
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Food Value of Sandbar Shark
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Sandbar Shark
Biology Continued
Life Cycle and Mating
•Females have thicker skin
• Protects them from male “bites” during mating
•Embryos supported in placental yolk sac in mother
•1-14 pups in a litter
•Pups are 56-75cm at birth
•Pups are born from February to April
•Gestation period is 12 months
Home
Introduction
Southern Ocean
>
Food Value of Mackerel Icefish
Classification
Distribution
Reproduction
Daily Life
Pacific Ocean
>
Food Value of Pacific Salmon
Classification
Distribution
Reproduction
Daily Life
Indian Ocean
>
Food Value of Swordfish
Classification
Distribution
Reproduction
Daily Life
Mediterranean Sea
>
Food Value of European Anchovy
Classification
Distribution
Reproduction
Daily Life
Sea of Japan
>
Food Value of Sandbar Shark
Classification
Distribution
Reproduction
Daily Life
Terms to Know
References