Sailback houndshark
| Sailback houndshark | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Triakidae |
| Genus: | Gogolia Compagno, 1973 |
| Species: | G. filewoodi |
| Binomial name | |
| Gogolia filewoodi Compagno, 1973 | |
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The sailback houndshark, Gogolia filewoodi, is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, and the only member of the genus Gogolia. It is found in the deep waters of continental shelf off northern Papua New Guinea. Only one specimen has been found, at a depth of 73 m. It measured 74 cm in length. The reproduction of this shark is ovoviviparous.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Gogolia filewoodi" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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