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Meet a Pajama shark called

Alexis

An adoption gift from Martina Capelli to Alexis Catherine Lim :

Happy birthday boo!!!
Here’s your own shark, and the adoption info to follow and support it 😉
Baby shark do do do do do…

 

Alexis

About Alexis

Species: Pajama Shark ((Poroderma africanum))

Total Length: 75cm

Gender: Female

Personality : Alexis is a very charismatic shark  and shows friendliness towards people.

Location: Dolicers Reef, Mossel Bay, South Africa

About Pajama sharks

The pyjama shark or striped catshark (Poroderma africanum) is a species of catshark, and part of the family Scyliorhinidae, endemic to the coastal waters of South Africa. This abundant, bottom-dwelling species can be found from the intertidal zone to a depth of around 100 m (330 ft), particularly over rocky reefs and kelp beds. With a series of thick, parallel, dark stripes running along its stout body, the pyjama shark has an unmistakable appearance. It is additionally characterized by a short head and snout with a pair of slender barbels that do not reach the mouth, and two dorsal fins that are placed far back on the body. It can grow up to a length of 1.1 m (3.6 ft) long.

Adoption Certificate

Supporting Shark Conservation

The adoption fee for Alexis has been directed to the shark conservation programs conducted by the Shark Research Unit. Specifically we will be using the funds to drive our contribution to motivating local Mossel Bay restaurants to sign up and join the sustainable seafoods initiative (SASSI). This initiative is developed and managed by WWF and designed to aid both consumers and sellers to only trade in sustainably sourced fish species. Sharks form a bicatch in many South African fisheries, but those fisheries determined as sustainable by SASSI have measures in place to limit and reduce bycatch of sharks and other non-target species.

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