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Squalus albicaudus Viana, Carvalho & Gomes, 2016

Brazilian whitetail dogfish
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Common names: Brazilian whitetail dogfish, Cação-bagre-de-cauda-branca
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the tropical waters of Brazil, between NE and SE Brazilian coast; often reported between the states of Bahia and Espírito Santo; distribution to southern Brazil is unknown (Ref. 109601).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Viana, S.T.d.F., M.R. De Carvalho and U.L. Gomes, 2016
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Common names from other countries

Cação-bagre-de-cauda-branca, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Squaliformes (Sleeper and dogfish sharks) > Squalidae (Dogfish sharks)
Etymology: Squalus: Genus name from Latin 'squalus' meaning shark (Ref. 6885, 27436);  albicaudus: Name from Latin 'albus' for white and 'cauda' for tail, referring to the white ventral lobe of its caudal fin..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 195 - 421 m (Ref. 109601).   Tropical

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