The discovery of a rare animal in Italy is spreading rapidly online.
The photo of the sea creatures at the port of Elba causes some violent reactions.
Elba - A spotted sea sow (Oxynotus centrina) has been fished out of the sea in the waters off the island of Elba. The rare animal is more than a meter long. The find was a little longer ago and was dated August 19. Yes, the news spread in a flash after the Isola d'Elba App published a photo of the strange creature. The animal was therefore rescued dead from the water of the port.
Navy workers immediately delivered the carcass to the port authority.
The carried out an investigation and analysis.
Accordingly, the rare specimen is a spotted sea sow - with the scientific name Oxynotus Centrina.
It is a type of shark from the genus of pig sharks (Oxynotus) - also known as sea sow sharks or "grunting sharks".
The name is hardly flattering.
However, this is not due to the appearance of the animals, but to the noise they make.
It is reminiscent of the grunt of pigs.
The extremely rough skin of these sharks is reminiscent of very coarse sandpaper - that's why they are called "roughshark" in English.
Rare sea creature - photo of "grunting shark"
The sea sow lives mainly in the eastern Atlantic and the Black Sea, in waters between 100 and 700 meters.
It is a rare species in the Mediterranean and critically endangered.
The sea sow is harmless to humans.
The comments on the Facebook post followed promptly.
The reactions were sometimes violent.
At first it was apparently unclear whether the sea sow was fished dead or alive from the sea.
That made for a lot of discussion.
In addition, some users find the photo just sad.
"Poor creature", "ugly fish, poor guy" can be read in the comments.
Others, on the other hand, are extremely outraged.
It is totally inappropriate to post a dead fish on a tourism promotion page.
But there are also users who say thank you for seeing this creature once - "nature is really unbelievable".
A young gray whale was spotted off the coast of Italy in spring *.
What is behind this is a mystery.
The giant animals actually live in the East Pacific and West Pacific waters.
A fisherman in North Carolina, USA, caught an unusual fish.
Photos of the catch caused astonishment - especially its pearly whites.
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