Birdbeak dogfish

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Birdbeak dogfish
Drawing by Bideault

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Centrophoridae
Genus: Deania
Species:
D. calcea
Binomial name
Deania calcea
(R. T. Lowe, 1839)
Range of birdbeak dogfish (in blue)

The birdbeak dogfish (Deania calcea) is a

Honshū, Japan, southern Australia, New Zealand, and Chile, and in the Atlantic Ocean from Iceland south to the Cape of Good Hope.[2]

The birdbeak dogfish has a very long, narrow snout, no

bony fish and shrimp.[2]

In June 2018 the New Zealand Department of Conservation classified the birdbeak dogfish as "Not Threatened" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[3]

A study published in the Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom evaluated the reproductive strategy of the female deep-water shark birdbeak dogfish. This research article discovers that there is a close relationship that exists between Hg level of pregnant females and the Hg level of their embryos, which indicates that there is a transfer of mercury from maternal sources. Therefore, there is a matrophoric strategy for the birdbeak dogfish that are ovoviviparous.[4]

With the rise of fisheries, the birdbeak dogfish is being consumed at higher rates. It has been found to be a good source of minerals, such as potassium and sodium. However, there have been health risks associated with frequent consumption of female dogfish.[5]

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T41798A68619155.en
    . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Carpenter, Kent E.; Luna, Susan M. (2019). "Deania calcea (Lowe, 1839) Birdbeak dogfish". Fishbase. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  3. OCLC 1042901090
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  4. ^ Paiva, R., Neves, A., Sequeira, V., Nunes, M., Gordo, L., & Bandarra, N. (2012). "Reproductive strategy of the female deep-water shark birdbeak dogfish, Deania calcea: Lecithotrophy or matrotrophy?" Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 92(2), 387-394. doi:10.1017/S0025315411001743
  5. ISSN 0007-070X
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