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Somniosidae
Velvet dogfish
Zameus squamulosus
Belly skin has light organs
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Elongated
- Large
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Elongated
LargeVelvet dogfish is a marine fish from Atlantic, Indian and Pacific tropical oceans. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 84 cm.
- Class
- Sharks and Rays
- Order
- Dogfish Sharks
- Family
- Somniosidae
- Genus
- Zameus
- Maximum length
- 84 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Atlantic, Indian and Pacific tropical oceans.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
