Eastern longnose spurdog

The eastern longnose spurdog (Squalus grahami) is a dogfish of the family Squalidae, found off northern Queensland, at depths between 220 and 500 m. Its length is up to 64 cm. Its reproduction is ovoviviparous.

Eastern longnose spurdog

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Squalidae
Genus: Squalus
Species:
S. grahami
Binomial name
Squalus grahami
W. T. White, Last & Stevens, 2007

References

  1. Cavanagh, R.D. & Lisney, T.J. (2003). SSG Australia & Oceania Regional Workshop, March 2003. "Squalus grahami". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2003: e.T42727A10749277. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T42727A10749277.en. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  • Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
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