Cyrano spurdog
The Cyrano spurdog (Squalus rancureli) is a dogfish, a member of the family Squalidae, found in the western central Pacific Ocean between latitudes 16°S and 18°S at depths between 320 and 400 m. Its length is up to 77 cm.
| Cyrano spurdog | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Squalidae |
| Genus: | Squalus |
| Species: | S. rancureli |
| Binomial name | |
| Squalus rancureli (Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979) | |
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| Range of the cyrano spurdog (in blue) | |
Its reproduction is ovoviviparous.
References
- Fowler, S.L. (SSG Australia & Oceania Regional Workshop, March 2003). 2003. Squalus rancureli. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003: e.T41861A10581372. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T41861A10581372.en. Downloaded on 23 October 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Squalus rancureli" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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