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Whitetail dogfish (Scymnodalatias albicauda) fish species information

Scientific Name
Scymnodalatias albicauda

Common Name
Whitetail dogfish

Biology
Dorsal spines : 0. Grey and white, mottled with large brown or black spots; tail mostly white with black tips. Dorsal fins small, pectoral fins angular, and an asymmetric caudal fin with a dark-tipped upper lobe.

Classification

Classified By

Taniuchi & Garrick, 1986

Class

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchii)

Order

Bramble, Sleeper and Dogfish sharks (Squaliformes)

Family

Sleeper sharks (Somniosidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Indian Ocean

Distribution

Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.

Range

42°S - 50°S

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

150 m

Depth To - meters

510 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous ; depth range 150 - 510 m

Trophic Level

4.12 s.e. 0.54 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

111 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5625 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

High vulnerability (59 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Data deficient (DD)