hooktooth dogfish

Aculeola nigra

Hooked teeth on the sole member of its genus

Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
South America
Large

The hooktooth dogfish, Aculeola nigra, is a small, little-known dogfish, the only member of the genus Aculeola. The type specimen is held at the National Natural History Museum, Santiago, Chile.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Dogfish Sharks
Family: Etmopteridae
Genus: Aculeola
Maximum length: 60 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southeast Pacific: Peru to central Chile.
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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