Western highfin spurdog
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Western highfin spurdog | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Order: | Squaliformes |
Family: | Squalidae |
Genus: | Squalus |
Species: | S. altipinnis |
Binomial name | |
Squalus altipinnis Last, W. T. White & Stevens, 2007 | |
The western highfin spurdog, Squalus altipinnis, is a dogfish of the family Squalidae. It is found on the continental shelf off Western Australia, at depths of between 220 and 510 m. Its reproduction is ovoviviparous.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ W. White, R. D. Cavanagh & T. J. Lisney (2008). "Squalus altipinnis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
- ↑ Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
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