Roughskin spurdog
Species of shark
Roughskin spurdog | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Squaliformes |
Family: | Squalidae |
Genus: | Cirrhigaleus |
Species: | C. asper |
Binomial name | |
Cirrhigaleus asper (Merrett, 1973) | |
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Range of the roughskin spurdog (in blue) |
The roughskin spurdog (Cirrhigaleus asper) is a dogfish of the family Squalidae, found circumglobally between latitudes 35°N and 35°S, at depths of between 200 metres (660 ft) and 600 metres (2,000 ft). It reaches a length of 1.2 metres (3.9 ft).
The roughskin spurdog is ovoviviparous with 21 to 22 young in a litter.
Taxonomy
The roughskin spurdog was first described in 1973 as Squalas Asper by British ichthyologist Nigel Merrett. It was later quickly changed to Cirrhigaleus asper.[2] The roughskin spurdog is also known as the roughskin dogfish and roughskin dogshark in English.[3]
References
- ^ Finucci, B.; Cheok, J.; Cotton, C.F.; Kulka, D.W.; Neat, F.C.; Rigby, C.L.; Tanaka, S.; Walker, T.I. (2020). "Cirrhigaleus asper". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T60209A3092852. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T60209A3092852.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Bester, Cathleen. "Roughskin Dogfish". Florida Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Squalus asper (Merrett, 1973)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Cirrhigaleus asper" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
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Extant shark species
- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Chordata
- Subphylum Vertebrata
- Class Chondrichthyes
- Subclass Elasmobranchii
- Subdivision Selachii
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