Kermadec spiny dogfish

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The Kermadec spiny dogfish (Squalus raoulensis) is a dogfish described in 2007. It is a member of the family Squalidae, found off the Kermadec Islands. The length of the longest specimen measured is 68.1 cm (26.8 in).[2]

Kermadec spiny dogfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Squalidae
Genus: Squalus
Species:
S. raoulensis
Binomial name
Squalus raoulensis
Duffy & Last, 2007

In June 2018 the New Zealand Department of Conservation classified the Kermadec spiny dogfish as "Data Deficient" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Duffy, C.A.J.; Finucci, B.; Kyne, P.M. (2018). "Squalus raoulensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T161469A116738328. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T161469A116738328.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Squalus raoulensis". FishBase. October 2016 version.
  3. ^ Duffy, Clinton A. J.; Francis, Malcolm; Dunn, M. R.; Finucci, Brit; Ford, Richard; Hitchmough, Rod; Rolfe, Jeremy (2018). Conservation status of New Zealand chondrichthyans (chimaeras, sharks and rays), 2016 (PDF). Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. p. 11. ISBN 9781988514628. OCLC 1042901090.