Indonesian shortsnout spurdog

The Indonesian shortsnout spurdog (Squalus hemipinnis) is a dogfish described in 2007. It is a member of the family Squalidae, found off Indonesia. The length of the longest specimen measured is 52.2 cm (20.6 in).[2]

Indonesian shortsnout spurdog

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

References

  1. White, W.T. & Couzens, G. 2009. Squalus hemipinnis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T161410A5417945. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161410A5417945.en. Downloaded on 21 October 2017.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Squalus hemipinnis" in FishBase. 10 2016 version.
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