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Eastern highfin spurdog (Squalus albifrons)
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Squalidae

Eastern highfin spurdog

Squalus albifrons

Seventy Four Centimeters Squalid Fish from Western Pacific

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Elongated
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Squalus albifrons, the eastern highfin spurdog, is a dogfish described in 2007. It is a member of the family Squalidae, found on the continental shelf off Queensland, Australia, at depths between 220 and 510 m. The length of the longest specimen measured is 65 cm (26 in).

Family
Squalidae
Genus
Squalus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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