Cyrano spurdog

The Cyrano spurdog (Squalus rancureli) is a dogfish, a member of the family Squalidae, found in the western central Pacific Ocean between latitudes 16°S and 18°S at depths between 320 and 400 m. Its length is up to 77 cm.

Cyrano spurdog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Chondrichthyes
Subclass:Elasmobranchii
Subdivision:Selachimorpha
Order:Squaliformes
Family:Squalidae
Genus:Squalus
Species:
S. rancureli
Binomial name
Squalus rancureli
(Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979)
Range of the cyrano spurdog (in blue)

Its reproduction is ovoviviparous.

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