| Azores dogfish | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Somniosidae |
| Genus: | Scymnodalatias |
| Species: | S. garricki |
| Binomial name | |
| Scymnodalatias garricki Kukuev & Konovalenko, 1988 | |
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| Range of the Azores dogfish (in blue) | |
The Azores dogfish (Scymnodalatias garricki) is a very rare sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae. It is known only from the holotype caught north of the Azores and another caught in 2001.
The Azores dogfish lives in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean at depths of 300-2000m. Like most sharks, it is ovoviviparous.[2]
References
- ↑ Finucci, B.; Derrick, D. (2021). "Scymnodalatias garricki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T161583A124510538. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T161583A124510538.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ "Azores Dogfish | Scymnodalatias garricki | Shark Database". www.sharkwater.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Scymnodalatias garricki" in FishBase. February 2011 version.
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