Deania

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iDeania
Longsnout dogfish, Deania quadrispinosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Centrophoridae
Genus: Deania
Jordan & Snyder , 1902
Species

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Deania is a genus of long-snouted, deepwater dogfish sharks in the family Centrophoridae.

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[edit] References

  • "Deania". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8