Scymnodalatias sherwoodi (Archey 1921)

Other Names: Sherwood's Dogfish

Sherwood's Dogfish, Scymnodalatias sherwoodi. Source: CSIRO National Fish Collection. License: CC BY Attribution

Summary:

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.

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Wood, D.R. 2018, Scymnodalatias sherwoodi in Fishes of Australia, accessed 23 Jan 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2731

Scymnodalatias sherwoodi (Archey 1921)

More Info

Depth	400-500 m
Distribution	Rare species, found off the southern coasts of south-western Australia and Tasmania. Also found off southern New Zealand.
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.
Biology	Presumably viviparous (aplacental).
Author	Wood, D.R. 2018