Knifetooth_dogfish

Knifetooth dogfish

Knifetooth dogfish

Species of shark

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The knifetooth dogfish (Scymnodon ringens), is a harmless sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, found in the eastern Atlantic, from Scotland to Spain, Portugal, and Senegal, and the southwest Pacific from New Zealand, between latitudes 58°N and 15°N, at depths of between 200 and 1,600 m. Its length is up to 1.1 metres (3.6 ft).[2]

References

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    Finucci, B.; Cheok, J.; Cotton, C.F.; Kulka, D.W.; Neat, F.C.; Pacoureau, N.; Rigby, C.L.; Tanaka, S.; Walker, T.I. (2020). "Scymnodon ringens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161717A116739828. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161717A116739828.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Scymnodon ringens" in FishBase. November 2014 version.


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