Brazilian Whitetail Dogfish

Squalus albicaudus

Classification

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Squalidae

The Brazilian whitetail dogfish (Squalus albicaudus) is a dogfish described in 2016. It is a member of the family Squalidae, found off the coast of Brazil, at depths between 195 – 421 meters. The length of the longest specimen measured is 52.

Distribution

Brazilian Whitetail Dogfish — (c) Diogo Luiz, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Diogo Luiz · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Brazil · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Diogo Luiz, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Diogo Luiz · CC-BY DescriptionBrazilian whitetail dogfish, Wikipedia contributors

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