Eastern longnose spurdog (Squalus grahami)

Scientific name: Squalus grahami White, Last & Stevens, 2007

Eastern longnose spurdog (Squalus grahami)

The Eastern longnose spurdog (Squalus grahami) is a marine fish of the family Squalidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Australia.

Biology

This species is a moderate-sized one of the ?mitsukurii group? with the following set of characters: very elongate body, depth 10.1-12.6% TL; narrow, moderately long snout, preoral length 2.38-2.53 times its horizontal prenarial length, 10.5-11.3% TL, mouth width 1.54-1.77 (1.66) times its horizontal prenarial length; pre-first dorsal length is 28.9-31.3 (30.0)% TL; pre-second dorsal length is 60.2-62.7 (61.2)% TL; interdorsal space is 22.3-24.7 (23.8)% TL; dorsal fins are small, raked, first dorsal-fin height 6.3-7.2% TL; first dorsal-fin spine short and weak; second dorsal-fin spine slender with moderately broad base; prepectoral length 21.7-23.6 (22.4)% TL; pelvic-caudal space 24.0-26.5 (25.4)% TL; pectoral fin of adults slightly falcate; pectoral-fin inner margin relatively short, 7.1-7.8% TL; caudal bar almost upright, extending narrowly from the caudal fork up the posterior margin of the upper lobe for usually about 0.4 (rarely to 0.6) of its length in immature individuals, upper

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Squalus grahami
Family
Squalidae (Dogfish sharks)
Order
Squaliformes (Bramble, Sleeper and Dogfish sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
60.2
Depth range
148–504 m (486–1654 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 148 - 504 m, usually 220 - 450 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Near Threatened (NT)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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