Sherwood dogfish
Species of shark
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The sherwood dogfish or Sherwood's dogfish (Scymnodalatias sherwoodi) is a very rare sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, found only around New Zealand.[2] The only specimen studied was about 80 cm long.[3]
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| Sherwood dogfish | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Somniosidae |
| Genus: | Scymnodalatias |
| Species: | S. sherwoodi |
| Binomial name | |
| Scymnodalatias sherwoodi (Archey, 1921) | |
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| Range of the Sherwood dogfish (in blue) | |
The sherwood dogfish is ovoviviparous.[3]
Conservation status
In June 2018 the New Zealand Department of Conservation classified the sherwood dogfish as "Not Threatened" with the qualifier "Secure Overseas" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[4]