Eastern highfin spurdog
| Eastern highfin spurdog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Squalidae |
| Genus: | Squalus |
| Species: | S. albifrons |
| Binomial name | |
| Squalus albifrons Last, W. T. White & Stevens, 2007 | |
The eastern highfin spurdog (Squalus albifrons) 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
- ↑ Lisney, T.J. & Cavanagh, R.D. (2003). SSG Australia & Oceania Regional Workshop, March 2003. "Squalus albifrons". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2003: e.T42723A10748696. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T42723A10748696.en. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ↑ 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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