Scymnodalatias albicauda

Taniuchi & Garrick, 1986


Whitetail dogfish
Classification: Elasmobranchii Squaliformes Somniosidae

Reference of the original description
Taniuchi, T. & Garrick, J.A.F. (1986)
A new species of Scymnodalatias from the southern oceans, and comments on other squaliform sharks. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 33(2), 119–134

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Types
Scymnodalatias albicauda
Holotype: FUMT: P 197; Paratype: NMNZ: P09511;


Description :


Citation: Scymnodalatias albicauda Taniuchi & Garrick, 1986: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 04/2024

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Common names
eng Whitetail dogfish

Short Description
Grey and white, mottled with large brown or black spots; tail mostly white with black tips [578]. Dorsal fins small, pectoral fins angular, and an asymmetric caudal fin with a dark-tipped upper lobe [1388].

Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.

Biology
Probably ovoviviparous [1388], with at least 59 young [578]. Distinct pairing with embrace [17086]. Found on the continental shelf (Ref. 75154).

Size / Weight / Age
111 cm TL (male/unsexed; [578])

Habitat
bathypelagic; oceanodromous [17660]; marine; depth range 150 - 510 m [1388]

Dentition
tooth formula (upper/lower): 25/15 [1131];

Links: SEM-images of teeth

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=6429;