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Velvet Dogfish

Zameus squamulosus

Classification

The velvet dogfish (Zameus squamulosus), the only member of the genus Zameus, is a small sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, found around the world between latitudes 64°N and 48°S, from the surface to 2,000 m. Description Velvet dogfish range from 24. 5 cm up to 84 cm.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Chile · 3United States of America · 2