Southern dogfish
| Southern dogfish | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Centrophoridae |
| Genus: | Centrophorus |
| Species: | C. zeehaani |
| Binomial name | |
| Centrophorus zeehaani W. T. White, Ebert & Compagno, 2008 | |
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| Known range of the Southern dogfish (in blue) | |
The southern dogfish (Centrophorus zeehaani) is a species of shark in the Centrophoridae family.[1] It was described in 2008 along with the western gulper shark, and belongs to genus Centrophorus.
See also
References
- ↑ White, W.T., D.A. Ebert and L.J.V. Compagno, 2008. Description of two new species of gulper sharks, genus Centrophorus (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes: Centrophoridae) from Australia. In Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J. (eds.): Descriptions of New Australian Chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper no. 22.
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