Azores dogfish (Scymnodalatias garricki)

Scientific name: Scymnodalatias garricki Kukuev & Konovalenko, 1988

Azores dogfish (Scymnodalatias garricki)

The Azores dogfish (Scymnodalatias garricki) is a marine fish of the family Somniosidae. Native range: Eastern Central Atlantic, known only from the holotype taken from one of the seamounts of the North Atlantic Ridge located north of the Azores.

Species facts

Scientific name
Scymnodalatias garricki
Family
Somniosidae (Sleeper sharks)
Order
Squaliformes (Bramble, Sleeper and Dogfish sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Depth range
300 m (984 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 300 - 300 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Central Atlantic: known only from the holotype taken from one of the seamounts of the North Atlantic Ridge located north of the Azores.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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