Oxynotidae

sailfin rough-shark

Oxynotus paradoxus

Falcate pectorals carry narrow triangular sails

• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Africa
• Large

The sailfin roughshark (Oxynotus paradoxus) is a species of dogfish shark in the family Oxynotidae, found in the eastern North Atlantic from Scotland to Senegal between latitudes 61°N and 11°N, at depths of between 265 and 720 m (870 and 2,360 ft). Its length is up to 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in). Its reproduction is ovoviviparous.