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mandarin dogfish (Cirrhigaleus barbifer)
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mandarin dogfish (Cirrhigaleus barbifer) specimen
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Squalidae

mandarin dogfish

Cirrhigaleus barbifer

Each uterus holds five developing embryos

  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Elongated
  • Large

mandarin dogfish is known around Western Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 126 cm.

Family
Squalidae
Maximum length
126 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Western Pacific: southeastern Honshu in Japan, New South Wales in Australia, New Zealand, and Torres Island in Vanuatu.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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