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The '''rough longnose shark''', ''Deania hystricosa'', is a little known deepwater [[dogfish]]. |
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Rough longnose dogfish have an extremely long snout, no [[anal fin]], small grooved [[Dorsum (biology)|dorsal]] spines, and rough pitchfork shaped dermal [[denticle]]s. The first [[dorsal fin]] is long and narrow. Maximum length is 109 cm. |
Rough longnose dogfish have an extremely long snout, no [[anal fin]], small grooved [[Dorsum (biology)|dorsal]] spines, and rough pitchfork shaped dermal [[denticle]]s. The first [[dorsal fin]] is long and narrow. Maximum length is 109 cm. |
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The rough longnose shark, Deania hystricosa, is a little known deepwater dogfish.
Rough longnose dogfish have an extremely long snout, no anal fin, small grooved dorsal spines, and rough pitchfork shaped dermal denticles. The first dorsal fin is long and narrow. Maximum length is 109 cm.
Found in the Eastern Atlantic around Madeira and in the western Pacific around southern Japan.
This shark is rarely seen but lives between 600 and 1,000 m. It is ovoviviparous with probably around 12 pups per litter.
References
- "Deania hystricosa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 23 January.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help) - Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Deania hystricosa". FishBase. September 2005 version.
- FAO Species Catalogue Volume 4 Parts 1 and 2 Sharks of the World