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Scymnodon ringens Barbosa, du, Bocage, de, Brito & Capello, 1864

Knifetooth dogfish
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Portugal country information

Common names: Arreganhada
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: BMNH 1867.7.23.3 (holotype, off Portugal).
National Checklist: Portugal
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/po.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
National Database: Portuguese Freshwater Fishes

Common names from other countries

Squale-grogneur commun, Bruja, كلب البحر ذو أسنان حادَّة, ... more

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

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Squaliformes (Sleeper and dogfish sharks) > Somniosidae (Sleeper sharks)
Etymology: Scymnodon: scymnus, an ancient name for some kind of shark, derived from a Greek word meaning young animal, cub or whelp; odon (Gr.), tooth, referring to large, triangular cutting teeth on lower jaw of S. ringens. (See ETYFish);  ringens: Latin for gaping, referring to its large, open mouth (“ore amplo, hiante”). (See ETYFish).

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

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 200 - 1600 m (Ref. 247), usually 550 - 1450 m (Ref. 10717).   Deep-water; 61°N - 54°S, 18°W - 172°W

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