Marble Cat Shark Egg

What is unusual about the cat shark trade is that you can buy an egg.

Marble cat shark egg.

Many species of catshark like the chain dogfish are oviparous and lay eggs in tough egg cases with curly tendrils at each end known as mermaid s purses for protection onto the seabed. Live marbled cat shark in egg. This video is unavailable. The coral catshark atelomycterus marmoratus is a species of catshark and part of the family scyliorhinidae.

It is common on shallow coral reefs across the indo west pacific from pakistan to new guinea reaching up to 70 cm 28 in in length the coral catshark has an extremely slender body a short head and tail and two dorsal fins that are angled backwards. The bamboo shark is also known as a cat shark because the barbels at the mouth look like cat whiskers. It will eat any crustacean in the aquarium. Banded cat shark can go for about 150 170.

Lambretta ramesh 114 209 views. Marble cat sharks one of the most popular choices are priced at around 80 85 for a half grown juvenile. Instead of laying the eggs and letting them sit for a year some species of catshark hold onto the egg until a few months before the shark hatches. It is also referred to as the whitespotted bamboo shark and has a brown colored body with broad tan stripes and spots.

Price also greatly varies depending on the species you decide to buy. Call or click today to find your next aquarium tank addition at pete s aquariums fish p. Pete s aquariums fish is your 1 source for online and in store sales of marine saltwater aquarium fish like marble catsharks brown banded sharks coral catsharks nurse sharks and more. Baby marble cat shark in quarantine tank.

It takes almost a year for a catshark to hatch from the egg. Coral cat sharks can be found at around 300.