The Cyrano spurdog (Squalus rancureli) is a dogfish, a member of the family Squalidae, found in the western central Pacific Ocean between latitudes 16°S and 18°S at depths between 320 and 400 m. Its length is up to 77 cm.
Cyrano spurdog | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Squaliformes |
Family: | Squalidae |
Genus: | Squalus |
Species: | S. rancureli
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Binomial name | |
Squalus rancureli (Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979)
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Range of the cyrano spurdog (in blue) |
Its reproduction is ovoviviparous.
References
edit- ^ Kyne, P.M.; Finucci, B.; Fowler, S.L. (2018). "Squalus rancureli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T41861A117123341. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T41861A117123341.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Squalus rancureli". FishBase. July 2006 version.