Kermadec spiny dogfish
The Kermadec spiny dogfish (Squalus raoulensis) is a dogfish described in 2007. It is a member of the family Squalidae, found off the Kermadec Islands. The length of the longest specimen measured is 68.1 cm (26.8 in).[2]
| Kermadec spiny dogfish | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Squalidae |
| Genus: | Squalus |
| Species: | S. raoulensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Squalus raoulensis Duffy & Last, 2007 | |
In June 2018 the New Zealand Department of Conservation classified the Kermadec spiny dogfish as "Data Deficient" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[3]
References
- Duffy, C.A.J. 2011. Squalus raoulensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T161469A5431296. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T161469A5431296.en. Downloaded on 23 October 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Squalus raoulensis" in FishBase. 10 2016 version.
- Duffy, Clinton A. J.; Francis, Malcolm; Dunn, M. R.; Finucci, Brit; Ford, Richard; Hitchmough, Rod; Rolfe, Jeremy (2018). Conservation status of New Zealand chondrichthyans (chimaeras, sharks and rays), 2016 (PDF). Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. p. 11. ISBN 9781988514628. OCLC 1042901090.
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