Echinorhinus brucus (BONNATERRE, 1788)
Description after BASS et al. 1976: [#131]:
The teeth of a 169cm female are shown in pl. 11. Those of a 122cm female have fewer cusps, many or the teeth appearing almost unicuspid. Tooth counts of four sharks were 22/21, 22/22, 21/23 and 23/23.
pl. 11:
Material: sex?, 304 cm TL, Cochin, India, collection: Jaws International, Gordon Hubbell, Florida
Images: © Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama, images shows the correct position of the teeth
Material: female, 228 cm TL, off Senegal
Images: © Jacques Herman, Beigem (Grimbergen), Belgique, images shows the correct position of the teeth
Tooth formula (upper/lower): 10-14/9-13