Title: Lesser-Spotted Catshark | Credit: Alex Cagan / Genome Research Limited

Lesser-Spotted Catshark

Alex Cagan | Drawing | Curious Nature

You might not have seen a lesser-spotted catshark but it’s likely that you’ve found mermaid’s purses on the beach – these are the shark’s egg cases that often wash up from the seabed. Sharks are important for studying the evolution of vertebrates like us, and its genome will help with this research.