Southern Mandarin Dogfish (Cirrhigaleus australis)

Scientific name: Cirrhigaleus australis White, Last & Stevens, 2007

Southern Mandarin Dogfish (Cirrhigaleus australis)

The Southern Mandarin Dogfish (Cirrhigaleus australis) is a marine fish of the family Squalidae. Native range: Pacific Ocean, Temperate waters of eastern Australia, and possibly New Zealand.

Biology

A moderately large dogfish of the genus Cirrhigaleus: body very robust, eyes relatively small, upper labial furrows relatively short, first dorsal fin moderately large, slightly raked, second dorsal similar in size to first dorsal fin, raked, first dorsal spine long, its apex located just below apex of fin; second dorsal spine long, its apex located at about level of fin apex; pectoral fins moderately large, flank denticles with three primary cusps, lateral cusps often with cusplets; 50 monospondylous centra, 85 precaudal centra, 114?115 total centra.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cirrhigaleus australis
Family
Squalidae (Dogfish sharks)
Order
Squaliformes (Bramble, Sleeper and Dogfish sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
123
Depth range
360–640 m (1181–2100 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 360 - 640 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: Temperate waters of eastern Australia, and possibly New Zealand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 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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