The+Ratfish+in+Captivity

During a trip to the Point Definance Aquarium, I witnessed a ratfish in captivity. The ratfish looked like a little shark, but is actually a fish. They are 23 inches in size and vary in weight. They are brownish/red with white spots and big black eyes, fins, and a rounded beak-like snout. In the wild they live in southeast Alaska to Baja California. Their habitat is mostly in shallow waters around thirty feet. The ratfish often eats shrimp, worms, small fish, small crustaceans, and sea stars. They locate most of there food by smell. The ratfish lays eggs in a leather case in the mud.

-kenna