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Sharks of the Italian waters: part 1 (A BILINGUAL POST: italian)

3/7/2018

 
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Con oltre 500 specie di squali solo 40 vivono nelle acque italiane, vediamone alcune...
Translation: With over 500 species of sharks living worldwide only 40 live in Italian waters, let’s see some of them...

spiny dogfish

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Lo Spinarolo è una delle specie di squali più conosciute, una delle più abbondanti e, sfortunatamente, anche la più consumata. Misura 160 cm. Vive in tutte le acque italiane. È innocuo per l’uomo. Sembra che viva fino a 100 anni e il suo periodo di gestazione va dai 18 ai 24 mesi, che è la più lunga del regno animale. Nel 2008 furono catturati 13,800 tonnellate di esemplari mentre nel 2000 ne furono catturati 31,700 tonnellate.
​Translation: The spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) is one of the best known species of sharks, one of the most abundant and, unfortunately, also the most consumed. It measures 160 cm. It lives in all Italian waters. It’s harmless to humans. It seems that his life span is estimated to be up to 100 years and their gestation period is 18 to 24 months, which is the longest of any known animal. In 2008 were catched 13,800 tons of specimens while in 2000 were catched 31,700.

angel shark

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 Lo squalo angelo ha un corpo molto simile alle razze. Misura 240 cm. Vive in tutte le acque italiane. Si nutre di pesci ossei, elasmobranchi, crostacei e cefalopodi. Sono vivipari aplacentali e danno alla luce 7-25 piccoli.
Translation: The angelshark (Squatina squatina) has a body very similar to rays. It measures 240 cm. It lives in all Italian waters. It feeds on bony fishes, elasmobranchs, crustaceans and cephalopods. They are aplacental viviparous and they give birth 7-25 pups. LEARN ABOUT ANGEL SHARKS WITH TFUI HERE.
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sand tiger shark

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Ecco uno degli squali più famosi se non altro per essere esposto negli acquari. Lo squalo toro è l’unico squalo che inghiotte l’aria dalla superficie. Durante la gravidanza, l’embrione più sviluppato si nutre dei suoi simili, una strategia riproduttiva conosciuta come cannibalismo intrauterino o adelfofagia. Misura 318 cm. Vive in tutte le acque italiane. 
Translation: Here one of the most famous sharks at least to be shown in aquariums. The sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) is the only shark that can gulp air from the surface. During pregnancy, the most developed embryo will feed on its siblings, a reproductive strategy known as intrauterine cannibalism or adelphophagy. It measures 318 cm. It lives in all Italian waters. LEARN ABOUT THE COUSIN OF C. TAURUS, THE SMALLTOOTH SANDTIGER SHARK, HERE.
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common thresher shark

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Il pesce volpe o squalo volpe è la specie più grande dei pesci volpe, raggiungendo i 6 m di lunghezza. Una delle sue caratteristiche più importanti è il lobo superiore della pinna caudale molto lungo che misura metà del suo corpo. Vive in tutte le acque italiane. 
​Translation: The common thresher (Alopias vulpinus) is the largest species of thresher shark, reaching 6 m in length. One of its most important features is his very long upper lobe of its caudal fin which measures half of its. It lives in all Italian waters. 
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basking shark

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Lo squalo elefante è il secondo pesce vivente più grande del mondo, dopo lo squalo balena, e uno dei tre squali planctofagi insieme allo squalo balena e al megamouth. Questo grande pesce misura 12 m e pesa 10 tonnellate. Vive in tutte le acque italiane. 
​Translation: The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is the second-largest living fish, after the whale shark, and one of three plankton-eating sharks along with the whale shark and megamouth shark. This big fish measures 12 m and it weighs 10 tons. It lives in all Italian waters. LEARN ABOUT THRESHER SHARKS WITH TFUI HERE.
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great white shark

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Il grande squalo bianco è il terribile protagonista del film di spielberg LO SQUALO e di altri film. I maschi misurano dai 3.4 m ai 4 m, mentre le femmine dai 4.6 ai 4.9 m. Gli adulti misurano 522-771 kg, tuttavia le femmine mature possono pesare 680 kg-1,110 kg. Vive in tutte le acque italiane. Il grande squalo bianco è capace di mantenere una temperatura corporea più calda dell’acqua circostante.
Translation: The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is the terrible protagonist of the Spielberg’s movie JAWS and other movies. Male great whites measure 3.4 to 4.0 m, while females at 4.6 to 4.9 m. Adults weigh 522–771 kg, however mature females can have an average mass of 680 kg–1,110 kg. It lives in all Italian waters. The great white has adapted to maintain a body temperature warmer than the surrounding water. LEARN ABOUT GREAT WHITE SHARKS WITH TFUI HERE.
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shortfin mako

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Il mako dalle pinne corte viene chiamato semplicemente mako. Il mako è lo squalo più veloce, capace di scatti di velocità di 68 km/h. Un adulto misura circa 4 m e pesa dai 60 ai 135 kg. Vive in tutte le acque italiane. 
​Translation: The shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) is commonly called simply mako shark. The shortfin mako is the fastest-swimming shark, capable of bursts of speed up to 68 km/h. An adult measures around 4 m in length and weighs from 60–135 kg. It lives in all Italian waters. LEARN ABOUT THE SHORTFIN MAKO WITH TFUI HERE.

porbeagle shark

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Lo smeriglio raggiunge tipicamente i 3 m e un peso di 135 kg. È veloce e molto attivo, con adattamenti fisiologici che gli permettono di mantenere una temperatura corporea più calda dell’acqua circostante. Questo squalo è viviparo aplacentale con ovofagia. Vive in tutte le acque italiane. 
Translation: The porbeagle (Lamna nasus) typically reaches 3 m in length and a weight of 135 kg. it is fast and highly active, with physiological adaptations that enable it to maintain a higher body temperature than the surrounding water. This shark is aplacental viviparous with oophagy. It lives in all Italian waters. 
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GUEST BLOGGER AND TFUI OFFICER roberto mascia​

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My name’s Roberto I’m 37 years and I’m from Naples, Italy. I love sharks since I saw for the first time on tv the Spielberg’s movie JAWS in 1986. From then I study them with passion, love and devotion. I love all species of sharks and one of my dreams is to go to South Africa to dive myself with white sharks or cooperate in some way with some specialized association.

Ivan Forlani
3/18/2018 11:17:26 am

Hallo Roberto,
I'm Ivan, and i will write this comment in engkish to be sure it will be read from all the poeople from the world.
I dont know if i am the firts commenter, but i hope!
Few people like me had the chance to know you from the childhood and see your passion become reality!!
I would like to congratulate to you for the blog, it's beautiful, and i wish to you to make your dreams come true, like this.
Ciao !


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