Bartail spurdog

The bartail spurdog (Squalus notocaudatus) is a dogfish of the family Squalidae, found on the continental shelf off Queensland, Australia, at depths between 220 and 450 m.[2] The length of the longest specimen measured, an immature male, is 62 cm (24 in).[3] Its reproduction is ovoviviparous .[2]

Bartail spurdog

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

References

  1. Finucci, B., Lisney, T.J. & Cavanagh, R.D. 2019. Squalus notocaudatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T42722A68645459. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T42722A68645459.en. Downloaded on 26 July 2019.
  2. Compagno; Dando & Fowler (2005). Sharks of the World. New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-12072-2.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Squalus notocaudatus" in FishBase. 10 2016 version.
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