Velvet Dogfish, Zameus squamulosus (Günther 1877)

A Velvet Dogfish, Zameus squamulosus, from the abyssal plain between the Norfolk Ridge and Lord Howe Rise, Tasman Sea - depth 1635-1749 m. Source: Robin McPhee & Mark McGrouther / NORFANZ Founding Parties. License: All rights reserved

Summary:

A black bioluminescent shark with small dorsal fin spines, a moderately long snout, small lanceolate teeth without cusplets in the upper jaw, and large high, knife-cusped cutting teeth in the lower jaw, and the caudal fin with a strong subterminal notch and a short lower lobe.

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Velvet Dogfish, Zameus squamulosus (Günther 1877)

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Distribution	Off Western Australia from Cape Naturaliste to Rowley Shoals, and off northern New South Wales to off Tasmania. Elsewhere, the species is widespread with a patchy distribution in most oceans except the Eastern Pacific. Inhabits continental slopes and oceanic ridges, and is also epipelagic over deep water, from the surface to 1,511 m.
Biology	Males mature at 47–51 cm TL; females at 59–69 cm TL. Reproduction is likely aplacental viviparous with litter sizes of 3–10 pups; size-at-birth is 20 cm TL.
Species Citation	Centrophorus squamulosus Günther, 1877, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 4 20(56): 433. Type locality: off Inosima, Japan, ♂.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2024
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Velvet Dogfish, Zameus squamulosus (Günther 1877)

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