1 - Marine - Fauna / Flora
Eggcase - Lesser Spotted Dogfish
An eggcase with the contents of the large yolked egg present .
The "Mermaids Purse" of the Smallspotted Catshark - "Scyliorhinus Canicula" , commonly
called a dogfish , but actually a Catshark - as true Dogfish give birth to live young.
The eggcases of the Smallspotted Catshark (4cm.) and Nursehound (9cm.)
are similar but differ significantly in size.
Ref: 10805C
Date: 16/09/2012
Location: Saundersfoot Beach
