- Cyrano spurdog
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Cyrano spurdog Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Squaliformes Family: Squalidae Genus: Squalus Species: S. rancureli Binomial name Squalus rancureli
(Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979)Range of the cyrano spurdog (in blue) The cyrano spurdog, Squalus mitsukurii, is a dogfish, a member of the family Squalidae, found in the western central Pacific Ocean between latitudes 16°S and 18°S at depths of between 320 and 400 m. Its length is up to 77 cm.
Its reproduction is ovoviviparous.
See also
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Squalus rancureli" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
Categories:- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Squalidae
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