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Bartail spurdog (Squalus notocaudatus)
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Ecological Illustration of Bartail spurdog (Squalus notocaudatus)
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Squalidae

Bartail spurdog

Squalus notocaudatus

Sixty One Point Nine Centimeters Squalid Fish

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

Squalus notocaudatus, the bartail spurdog, is a dogfish of the family Squalidae, found on the continental shelf off Queensland, Australia, at depths between 220 and 450 m. The length of the longest specimen measured, an immature male, is 62 cm (24 in). Its reproduction is ovoviviparous .

Family
Squalidae
Genus
Squalus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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