Deania
Template:Short description Template:Automatic taxobox Deania is a genus of long-snouted, deepwater dogfish sharks in the family Centrophoridae.
Species
- Deania calcea R. T. Lowe, 1839 (birdbeak dogfish)
- Deania hystricosa Garman, 1906 (rough longnose dogfish)
- Deania profundorum H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 (arrowhead dogfish)
- Deania quadrispinosa McCulloch, 1915 (longsnout dogfish)
Habitats
In the North Atlantic Waters, three species of the genus Deania have been reported; Deania calcea, Deania hystricosa and Deania profundorum. However, in the North Spanish waters, only Deania calcea and Deania profundorum have been caught. [1]
Taxonomy
Deania species have two dorsal fins with strong grooved spines, no anal fin, and a strong sub terminal notch on the caudal fin. Typically, identification characteristics such as dermal denticles and teeth have been utilized to distinguish between elasmobranch species.[1]
See also
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References
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- ↑ a b Rodríguez-Cabello, C., Pérez, M., & Grasa, I. (2020, May). Taxonomic research on Deania Calcea and Deania Profundorum (family: Centrophoridae) in the Cantabrian Sea (Northeast Atlantic) with comments on Deania Hystricosa. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 37, 101321. doi:10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101321
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Sources
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- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) Template:ISBN