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Brazilian whitetail dogfish

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Brazilian whitetail dogfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Squalidae
Genus: Squalus
Species:
S. albicaudus
Binomial name
Squalus albicaudus
Viana, Carvalho, & Gomes, 2016

The Brazilian whitetail dogfish (Squalus albicaudus) is a dogfish described in 2016. It is a member of the family Squalidae, found off the coast of Brazil, at depths between 195 – 421 meters. The length of the longest specimen measured is 52.5 cm (20.7 in).[1]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Squalus albicaudus". FishBase. October 2016 version.