Don't Just Read the News, Understand It.
Published loading...Updated

Never Seen Before, Grunting Pigfish Lands in Sicily - Live Sicily

Summary by Diretta Sicilia
A specimen of angled shark, weighing almost four kilograms, was recently found lifeless in the waters off Castellammare del Golfo. The animal, once recovered by some fishermen, was delivered to the local CNR laboratory for the relevant scientific analyses. The identified specimen is a female of *Oxynotus centrina*, a species of shark commonly known by the nickname “pig fish”. This singular name comes from its ability to emit a sound similar to a…
DisclaimerThis story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.

1 Articles

All
Left
Center
Right

A specimen of angled shark, weighing almost four kilograms, was recently found lifeless in the waters off Castellammare del Golfo. The animal, once recovered by some fishermen, was delivered to the local CNR laboratory for the relevant scientific analyses. The identified specimen is a female of *Oxynotus centrina*, a species of shark commonly known by the nickname “pig fish”. This singular name comes from its ability to emit a sound similar to a…

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.
Factuality

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

Diretta Sicilia broke the news in on Saturday, June 7, 2025.
Sources are mostly out of (0)