- Smallmouth velvet dogfish
Taxobox
name = Smallmouth velvet dogfish
status =
trend =
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Chondrichthyes
subclassis =Elasmobranchii
ordo =Squaliformes
familia =Dalatiidae
genus = "Scymnodon "
species = "S. obscurus"
range_
range_map_width = 200px
range_map_caption = Range of the smallmouth velvet dogfish (in blue)
binomial = "Scymnodon obscurus"
binomial_authority = (Vaillant, 1888)The smallmouth velvet dogfish, "Scymnodon ichiharai", is a harmlesssleeper shark of the familyDalatiidae , found in thetropical centralAtlantic betweenlatitude s 65° N and 36° S, from the surface to 1,450 m. Its length is up to 70 cm.The smallmouth velvet dogfish is usually found on or near the bottom, feeding on bottom fishes and
invertebrate s. Itsflesh is utilized dried salted for human consumption and forfishmeal .Reproduction is
ovoviviparous .References
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