Angular roughshark
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| phylum | Chordata | Angular roughshark occur in the eastern Atlantic from Norway to South Africa, including the entire Mediterranean. At birth, they are less than 25 cm (9.8 in) and they mature at about 50 cm (20 in). Most records are of individuals less than 1 m (3.3 ft), but they can reach about 1.5 m (4.9 ft). They have ridges over their eyes that expand into large, rounded knobs, which are covered with enlarged denticles. They possess very large spiracles that are vertically elongated, being almost as high as the length of their eyes. Their first dorsal spine is oriented slightly forward. They feed on worms, crustaceans, and mollusks.
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| class | Chondrichthyes | |
| order | Squaliformes | |
| family | Oxynotidae | |
| genus | Oxynotus | |
| species | O. centrina |
