Western highfin spurdog

Taxobox
name = Western highfin spurdog
status = DD
trend =


regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Chondrichthyes
subclassis = Elasmobranchii
ordo = Squaliformes
familia = Squalidae
genus = Squalus
species = "S. sp. C"
binomial = "Squalus sp. C"
binomial_authority =

The western highfin spurdog, "Squalus sp. C", is a dogfish which is yet to be formally described. It is a member of the family Squalidae, found on the continental shelf off Western Australia, at depths of between 220 and 510 m. The length of the longest specimen measured is 78 cm.

The rare western highfin spurdog is very similar to the eastern highfin spurdog, "Squalus sp. B". It has a slightly longer snout, and a slender second dorsal fin spine.

Coloration is greyish-brown above, white below, with no white spots. The dorsal fins are greyish, and the caudal fin has a narrow pale posterior margin.

Its reproduction is ovoviviparous.

ee also

* List of sharks

References

* Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, "Sharks of the World", Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
* Cavanagh, R.D. & Lisney, T.J. 2003. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/42724/all Squalus sp. nov. C] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 03 August 2007.