Species of shark
The longsnout dogfish (Deania quadrispinosa ) is a little-known deepwater dogfish , found in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans from Namibia to Mozambique and in the South Pacific off southern Australia and New Zealand .
LongSnout Dogfish Illustration [ 2]
The longsnout dogfish has an extremely long, angular snout, no anal fin , dorsal fins of similar size with the first placed high on the back and the second having a longer rear free tip, and pitchfork-shaped dermal denticles . It is dark brown and grows to about 114 cm.[ 2]
Reproduction is ovoviviparous .[ 2]
This shark lives at depths between 150 and 732 m. It eats bony fish.[ 2]
Conservation status
In June 2018 the New Zealand Department of Conservation classified the longsnout dogfish as "Data Deficient" with the qualifier "Secure Overseas" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System .[ 3]
References
^ Finucci, B.; Cheok, J.; Cotton, C.F.; Kulka, D.W.; Neat, F.C.; Rigby, C.L.; Tanaka, S.; Walker, T.I. (2020). "Deania quadrispinosa " . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 : e.T161635A68619468. doi :10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161635A68619468.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021 .
^ a b c d Carpenter, Kent E.; Bailly, Nicolas (2019). "Deania quadrispinosa (McCulloch, 1915) Longsnout dogfish" . Facebook . Retrieved 19 January 2019 .
^ 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. 10. ISBN 9781988514628 . OCLC 1042901090 .
Deania quadrispinosa Acanthidium quadrispinosum