slender smooth-hound

Gollum attenuatus

Embryos eat ova then drink uterine milk

slender smooth-hound is a marine fish found around Southwest Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 107 cm.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Ground Sharks
Family: Pseudotriakidae
Genus: Gollum
Maximum length: 107 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: occurs off New Zealand and on rises between New Zealand and the east coast of Australia, New Caledonia, and Fiji just south of the Western Central Pacific. Placement in Proscyllidae provisional, probably will be relocated in Pseudotriakidae.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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