knifetooth dogfish

Scymnodon ringens

One Hundred Ten Centimeters Somniosid Fish

Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Europe
Oceania
Elongated
Large

The knifetooth dogfish (Scymnodon ringens), is a harmless sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, found in the eastern Atlantic, from Scotland to Spain, Portugal, and Senegal, and the southwest Pacific from New Zealand, between latitudes 58°N and 15°N, at depths of between 200 and 1,600 m. Its length is up to 1.1 metres (3.6 ft).

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Dogfish Sharks
Family: Somniosidae
Genus: Scymnodon
Maximum length: 110 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: along the slope from Scotland to Spain, Portugal, Senegal. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand (Ref. 26346 ).
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

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