Sailfin roughshark
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 Range of the sailfin roughshark (in blue)
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The sailfin roughshark, Squalus paradoxus, is a dogfish, a member of the family Squalidae, found in the eastern Atlantic from Scotland to Senegal between latitudes 41° N and 11° N, at depths of between 265 and 720 m. Its length is up to 1.2 m.
The sailfin roughshark probably feeds on small bottom invertebrates and fishes.
Its reproduction is ovoviviparous.
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[edit] References
- "Squalus paradoxus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
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