Highfin dogfish
Encyclopedia
The highfin dogfish, Centroscyllium excelsum, is a sleeper shark of the family
Dalatiidae
, found in the northwest Pacific Ocean
on the Emperor Seamount chain between latitudes 50°N
to 38°N
, at depths of between 800 and 1,000 m. It reaches a length of 63 cm.
The highfin dogfish is ovoviviparous.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Dalatiidae
Dalatiidae
Dalatiidae is a family of sharks in the order Squaliformes, commonly known as kitefin sharks . Members of this family are small, under long, and are found worldwide. They have cigar-shaped bodies with narrow heads and rounded snouts...
, found in the northwest Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
on the Emperor Seamount chain between latitudes 50°N
50th parallel north
The 50th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 50 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean....
to 38°N
38th parallel north
The 38th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 38 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean...
, at depths of between 800 and 1,000 m. It reaches a length of 63 cm.
The highfin dogfish is ovoviviparous.