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Squalus mahia Viana, Lisher & Carvalho, 2017

Malagasy skinny spurdog
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Madagascar country information

Common names: Malagasy skinny spurdog
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality of Squalus mahia (Ref. 116247).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ma.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Viana, S.T. d. F.L., M.W. Lisher and M.R. de Carvalho, 2017
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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);  mahia: Name from Malagasy 'mahia' meaning skinny or very thin, referring to the particular morphological features of this species; noun in apposition..

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

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 55 - 500 m (Ref. 116247), usually 202 - 390 m (Ref. 116247).   Tropical

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