Biology:Dark ghostshark
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Short description: Species of cartilaginous fish
| Dark ghostshark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Holocephali |
| Order: | Chimaeriformes |
| Family: | Chimaeridae |
| Genus: | Hydrolagus |
| Species: | H. novaezealandiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydrolagus novaezealandiae (Fowler, 1911)
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The dark ghostshark (Hydrolagus novaezealandiae) is a shortnose chimaera of the family Chimaeridae, found on the continental shelf around the South Island of New Zealand.[1] In June 2018 the New Zealand Department of Conservation classified the dark ghostshark as "Not Threatened" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[2]
References
- ↑ Torres, Armi G.; Froese, Rainer. "Hydrolagus novaezealandiae (Fowler, 1911) Dark ghost shark". http://www.fishbase.org/summary/13146.
- ↑ Duffy, Clinton A. J.; Francis, Malcolm; Dunn, M. R.; Finucci, Brit; Ford, Richard; Hitchmough, Rod; Rolfe, Jeremy (2018). Conservation status of New Zealand chondrichthyans (chimaeras, sharks and rays), 2016. Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. pp. 10. ISBN 9781988514628. OCLC 1042901090. https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nztcs23entire.pdf.
- Finucci, B. & Kyne, P.M. 2018. Hydrolagus novaezealandiae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T41827A116737304. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T41827A116737304.en. Accessed on 18 March 2022.
Wikidata ☰ Q2426188 entry
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