Western highfin spurdog

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Western highfin spurdog
Conservation status
Data Deficient
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Squaliformes Family: Squalidae Genus: Squalus Species: S. sp. C
Binomial name
Squalus sp. C

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.

[edit] See also

• List of sharks

[edit] 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. Squalus sp. nov. C. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 03 August 2007.