Biology:Sherwood dogfish

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Short description: Species of shark

Sherwood dogfish
Scymnodalatias sherwoodi (Sherwood dogfish).gif
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Somniosidae
Genus: Scymnodalatias
Species:
S. sherwoodi
Binomial name
Scymnodalatias sherwoodi
(Archey, 1921)
Scymnodalatias sherwoodi distmap.png
Range of the Sherwood dogfish (in blue)

The sherwood dogfish or Sherwood's dogfish (Scymnodalatias sherwoodi) is a very rare sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, found only around New Zealand.[2] The only specimen studied was about 80 cm long.[3]

The sherwood dogfish is ovoviviparous.[3]

Conservation status

In June 2018 the New Zealand Department of Conservation classified the sherwood dogfish as "Not Threatened" with the qualifier "Secure Overseas" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[4]

References


Wikidata ☰ Q2218159 entry