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SHARKS OF THE ITALIAN WATERS: PART 2 (A BILINGUAL POST: ITALIAN)

3/11/2018

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

small-spotted catshark

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Il gattuccio è uno degli squali più famosi esposti negli acquari. Cresce fino a 1 m. Vive in tutte le acque italiane. Si nutre di pesci ossei, echinodermi e policheti. Sono ovipari e danno alla luce 2 piccoli.
Translation: The small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula) is one of the most famous sharks shown in aquariums. It can grows up to a length of 1 m. It lives in all Italian waters. It feeds on bony fishes, echinoderms and polychaetes. They are oviparous and they give birth 2 pups. LEARN ABOUT THE SMALL-SPOTTED CATSHARK WITH TFUI HERE.

nursehound

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Il gattopardo o gattuccio maggiore cresce fino a 1.6 m. Condivide il suo areale con il più comune gattuccio, che assomiglia nell’aspetto ma da cui può essere distinto avendo macchie più grandi. Vive in tutte le acque italiane.
Translation: The nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris) grows up to 1.6 m long. It shares its range with the more common and closely related small-spotted catshark (S. canicula), which it resembles in appearance but can be distinguished from, in having larger spots. It lives in all Italian waters. LEARN ABOUT THE NURSEHOUND WITH TFUI HERE.

school shark

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La canesca può crescere fino a 2 m. Questo squalo viene catturato per la sua carne, le sue pinne e il suo fegato, che ha un alto contenuto di vitamina A. Vive in tutte le acque italiane. Si nutre di pesci ossei, cefalopodi, echinodermi, crostacei ed elasmobranchi. Sono vivipari aplacentali e danno alla luce 6-52 piccoli.
Translation: The school shark (Galeorhinus galeus) can grow to nearly 2 m long. This shark is caught for its flesh, its fins, and its liver, which has a very high vitamin A content. It lives in all Italian waters. It feeds on bony fishes, cephalopods, echinoderms, crustaceans and elasmobranchs. They are They are aplacental viviparous and they give birth 6-52 pups. 

common smooth-hound

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Il palombo può crescere fino a 173 cm. Vive in tutte le acque italiane. Si nutre di cefalopodi e crostacei. Sono vivipari placentali e danno alla luce 2-28 piccoli.
Translation: The common smooth-hound (Mustelus mustelus) can grow to 173 cm. It lives in all Italian waters. It feeds on cephalopods and crustaceans. They are placental viviparous and they give birth 2-28 pups.

blacktip shark

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Lo squalo pinna nera minore raggiunge una lunghezza di 250 cm. Vive in tutte le acque italiane. Si nutre di pesci ossei, elasmobranchi, cefalopodi, crostacei e carcasse. Sono vivipari placentali e danno alla luce 1-10 piccoli.
Translation: ​The blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) attains a length of 250 cm. It lives in all Italian waters. It feeds on bony fishes, elasmobranchs, cephalopods, crustaceans and carcasses. They are placental viviparous and they give birth 1-10 pups. LEARN ALL ABOUT THE BLACKTIP SHARK WITH TFUI HERE.

sandbar shark

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Lo squalo grigio può crescere fino a 2.4 m. Vive in tutte le acque italiane. Si nutre di pesci ossei, elasmobranchi, molluschi e crostacei. Sono vivipari placentali e danno alla luce 1-14 piccoli. Tra i predatori dello squalo grigio ci sono lo squalo tigre e lo squalo bianco.
Translation: The sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) can grow to 2.4 m. It lives in all Italian waters. It feeds on bony fishes, elasmobranchs, molluscs and crustaceans. They are placental viviparous and they give birth 1-14 pups. Among predators of the sandbar shark there are tiger and white sharks.

blue shark

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La verdesca o squalo azzurro è uno degli squali più famosi e comuni. È noto per partorire da 25 a più di 100 piccoli. Cresce fino a 3.8 m. Vive in tutte le acque italiane. Si nutre di molluschi, pesci ossei, squali, crostacei, cetacei, uccelli e carcasse. Sono vivipari placentali e danno alla luce 3-135 piccoli.
​Translation: The blue shark (Prionace glauca) is one of the most famous and common species of sharks. They are noted for large litters of 25 to over 100 pups. The blue shark grows 3.8 m long. It lives in all Italian waters. It feeds on molluscs, bony fishes, sharks, crustaceans, cetaceans, birds and carcasses. They are placental viviparous and they give birth 3-135 pups. LEARN ALL ABOUT THE BLUE SHARK WITH TFUI HERE.

great hammerhead

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Lo squalo martello maggiore raggiunge una lunghezza massima di 6 m. Le caratteristiche più distinte di questo squalo sono il martello che ha un margine anteriore quasi dritto e la sua alta prima pinna dorsale a forma di falce. Vive nel Mediterraneo occidentale. Si nutre di pesci ossei, elasmobranchi, crostacei e carcasse. Sono vivipari placentali e danno alla luce 6-45 piccoli.
Translation: ​The great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran) attains a maximum length of 6.1 m. The most distinct characteristics of this shark are its cephalofoil which has a nearly straight front margin and its tall, sickle-shaped first dorsal fin. It lives in the western Mediterranean Sea. It feeds on bony fishes, elasmobranchs, crustaceans and carcasses. They are placental viviparous and they give birth 6-45 pups. LEARN ALL ABOUT HAMMERHEADS WITH TFUI HERE.

smooth hammerhead

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Lo squalo martello comune è il secondo squalo martello più grande dopo lo squalo martello maggiore e può misurare fino a 4 m. Vive in tutte le acque italiane. Lo squalo martello comune si differenzia da altri grandi squali martello per la forma del martello, che ha un margine frontale ricurvo senza una rientranza al centro.
Si nutre di pesci ossei, elasmobranchi, cetacei, crostacei, molluschi e carcasse. Sono vivipari placentali e danno alla luce 29-37 piccoli.
Translation: The smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena) is the second-largest hammerhead shark after the great hammerhead shark and can measure up to 4 m. It lives in all Italian waters. The smooth hammerhead differs from other large hammerheads in the shape of its cephalofoil, which has a curved front margin without an indentation in the center.  It feeds on bony fishes, elasmobranchs, cetaceans, crustaceans, molluscs and carcasses. They are placental viviparous and they give birth 29-37 pups. LEARN ALL ABOUT HAMMERHEADS WITH TFUI HERE.

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.

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Evelyn
3/20/2018 11:49:21 am

Loving this, IL italiano se parla cosí


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