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Scymnodon macracanthus
(Regan, 1906)
Largespine velvet dogfish
Classification: Elasmobranchii Squaliformes Somniosidae
Reference of the original description
Descriptions of some new sharks in the British Museum collection. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (Series 7), 18(65), 435–440
Descriptions of some new sharks in the British Museum collection. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (Series 7), 18(65), 435–440
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No image in first description.
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Images of the original description (synonym)
Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Centrophorus plunketi, Centrophorus waitei, Centrophorus (Proscymnodon) plunketi, Centroscymnus macracanthus, Centroscymnus plunketi, Centroscymnus waitei, Etmopterus paessleri, Proscymnodon macracanthus, Proscymnodon plunketi, Proscymnodon waitei, Scymnodon plunketi, Spinax paessleri
Centrophorus plunketi, Centrophorus waitei, Centrophorus (Proscymnodon) plunketi, Centroscymnus macracanthus, Centroscymnus plunketi, Centroscymnus waitei, Etmopterus paessleri, Proscymnodon macracanthus, Proscymnodon plunketi, Proscymnodon waitei, Scymnodon plunketi, Spinax paessleri
Types
Scymnodon macracanthus
Centrophorus waitei
Holotype: CMC: 179; NMNZ: P20517;
Etmopterus paessleri
XXXX: No types known;
Proscymnodon macracanthus
Holotype: BMNH: 1884.2.6.7
Scymnodon plunketi
Holotype: CMC: (missing)
Scymnodon macracanthus
Centrophorus waitei
Holotype: CMC: 179; NMNZ: P20517;
Etmopterus paessleri
XXXX: No types known;
Proscymnodon macracanthus
Holotype: BMNH: 1884.2.6.7
Scymnodon plunketi
Holotype: CMC: (missing)
Description :
Citation: Scymnodon macracanthus (Regan, 1906): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
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Scymnodon macracanthus (Regan, 1906), © FAO, www.fish-base.org
Scymnodon macracanthus (Regan, 1906), © FAO, www.fish-base.org
Common names
Sapata espinuda, 
Pailona jume, 
Largespine velvet dogfish, Roughskin dogfish
Sapata espinuda, Pailona jume, Largespine velvet dogfish, Roughskin dogfish
Short Description
Dark brown or blackish in color, dorsal fins with fairly prominent fin spines, moderately long snout, lanceolate upper teeth and bladelike lower teeth with short, oblique cusps, stocky body that tapers abruptly from pectoral region, and moderately large tricuspidate and tricarinate lateral trunk denticles [518].
Dark brown or blackish in color, dorsal fins with fairly prominent fin spines, moderately long snout, lanceolate upper teeth and bladelike lower teeth with short, oblique cusps, stocky body that tapers abruptly from pectoral region, and moderately large tricuspidate and tricarinate lateral trunk denticles [518].
Distribution
Southeast Pacific: Straits of Magellan. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand [578]. Southwest Atlantic: Argentina [5839].
Southeast Pacific: Straits of Magellan. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand [578]. Southwest Atlantic: Argentina [5839].
Human uses
fisheries: of no interest
fisheries: of no interest
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=6438;
shark-references Species-ID=6438;
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