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Reliving the rare encounter of the enigmatic Angular Roughshark of Italy’s Island of Elba
An extraordinary discovery on Italy’s Island of Elba captured the imagination of marine biologists. In the summer of 2001, an angular rough shark, endearingly known as the “Pig Fish,” washed ashore. This elusive species, Oxynotus centrina, typically inhabits deep-sea environments, making such an encounter exceptionally rare. The angular roughshark’s appearance is notably unique. It has