Longsnout dogfish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Centrophoridae |
| Genus: | Deania |
| Species: | D. quadrispinosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Deania quadrispinosa (McCulloch, 1915)
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| Range of longsnout dogfish (in blue) | |
The longsnout dogfish (Deania quadrispinosa) is a little-known deepwater
The longsnout dogfish has an extremely long, angular snout, no
denticles. It is dark brown and grows to about 114 cm.[2]
Reproduction is
ovoviviparous.[2]
This shark lives at depths between 150 and 732 m. It eats bony fish.[2]
Conservation status
In June 2018 the New Zealand Department of Conservation classified the longsnout dogfish as "Data Deficient" with the qualifier "Secure Overseas" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[3]
References
- . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Carpenter, Kent E.; Bailly, Nicolas (2019). "Deania quadrispinosa (McCulloch, 1915) Longsnout dogfish". Facebook. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- OCLC 1042901090.