Edmunds' Spurdog, Squalus edmundsi White, Last & Stevens 2007
Edmunds' Spurdog, Squalus edmundsi. Source: CSIRO National Fish Collection. License: CC BY Attribution
A small elongated dogfish with a long pointed snout with prominent dorsal fin spines. Dorsal surface and flanks a pale grey with a paler ventral surface. Notable for an oblique, dark caudal bar through the base of the lower caudal fin lobe.
Edmunds' Spurdog, Squalus edmundsi White, Last & Stevens 2007
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Distribution |
Off eastern Indonesia and between Bunbury and Rowley Shoals Australia. Inhabiting the upper continental slope at a depth of 200-850 m. |
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Features |
Small elongated dogfish with a long pointed snout with prominent dorsal fin spines. A short caudal fin with a dark oblique bar across the base of the lower lobe. Similar blade like teeth in the Upper and Lower jaw. |
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Biology |
A viviparous (aplacental) species. Males mature at 54 cm TL. |
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Author |
Wood, D.R. 2018 |
Edmunds' Spurdog, Squalus edmundsi White, Last & Stevens 2007
References
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp.
