Scymnodalatias sherwoodi (Archey 1921)
Sherwood's Dogfish, Scymnodalatias sherwoodi. Source: CSIRO National Fish Collection. License: CC BY Attribution
A rare and slender dogfish with a short and robust snout. With small, rounded and spineless dorsal fins and a deep sub-terminal notch in the caudal fin. Uniformly grey-black.
Scymnodalatias sherwoodi (Archey 1921)
More Info
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Depth |
400-500 m |
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Distribution |
Rare species, found off the southern coasts of south-western Australia and Tasmania. Also found off southern New Zealand. |
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Features |
A slender dogfish with a short and robust snout. Dorsal fins small, rounded and spineless. First dorsal fin origin closer to anal fin origin then pectoral fin insertion. Pectoral fin short with a pointed tip. Caudal fin with a deep sub-terminal notch. Uniformly grey-black. |
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Biology |
Presumably viviparous (aplacental). |
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Author |
Wood, D.R. 2018 |
Scymnodalatias sherwoodi (Archey 1921)
References
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp.
