Do small spotted red sharks lay egg capsules?

The small-spotted red shark has internal fertilization and lays egg capsules from January to July.

These golden capsules are oblong and about 5-6 cm long. In each corner it has a thread that it wraps around, for example, algae so that the egg capsule lies stable during the 5-11 months it takes for it to hatch.

Did you also know that small-spotted dogfish are nocturnal? These are common along the entire Norwegian coast south of Troms, but most common up to Trondheim, and can be found sleeping on the seabed during the day.

Small spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula)