Squalus albifrons
Photograph of Squalus albifrons from the side against a white background
Squalus albifrons
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Squalidae
Genus: Squalus
Species:
S. albifrons
Binomial name
Squalus albifrons
Last, W. T. White & Stevens, 2007

Squalus albifrons, the eastern highfin spurdog, is a dogfish described in 2007. It is a member of the family Squalidae, found on the continental shelf off Queensland, Australia, at depths between 220 and 510 m. The length of the longest specimen measured is 65 cm (26 in).[2] Its reproduction is ovoviviparous.

References

  1. Finucci, B. (2019). "Squalus albifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T42723A68644232. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T42723A68644232.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Leonard Compagno; Marc Dando & Sarah Fowler (2005). Sharks of the World. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-12072-2.
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