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Sherwood dogfish
The sherwood dogfish or Sherwood's dogfish (Scymnodalatias sherwoodi) is a very rare sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, found only around New Zealand.[2] The only specimen studied was about 80 cm long.[3]
| Sherwood dogfish | |
|---|---|
| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Somniosidae |
| Genus: | Scymnodalatias |
| Species: | S. sherwoodi |
| Binomial name | |
| Scymnodalatias sherwoodi (Archey, 1921) | |
| Range of the Sherwood dogfish (in blue) | |
The sherwood dogfish is ovoviviparous.[3]
Conservation status edit
In June 2018 the New Zealand Department of Conservation classified the sherwood dogfish as "Not Threatened" with the qualifier "Secure Overseas" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[4]
References edit
- ^ Finucci, B.; Kyne, P.M. (2018). "Scymnodalatias sherwoodi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T41856A70709963. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T41856A70709963.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Scymnodalatias sherwoodi (Archey, 1921)". NZOR. Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ a b Carpenter, Kent E.; Bailly, Nicolas. "Scymnodalatias sherwoodi (Archey, 1921) Sherwood dogfish". Fishbase. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Duffy, Clinton A. J.; Francis, Malcolm; Dunn, M. R.; Finucci, Brit; Ford, Richard; Hitchmough, Rod; Rolfe, Jeremy (2018). Conservation status of New Zealand chondrichthyans (chimaeras, sharks and rays), 2016 (PDF). Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. p. 11. ISBN 9781988514628. OCLC 1042901090.