Sailback houndshark
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| Gogolia filewoodi Compagno, 1973 |
The sailback houndshark, Gogolia filewoodi, is a hound shark of the family Triakidae, the only member of the genus Gogolia, found in deep water on the continental shelf off northern Papua New Guinea. The only known specimen was taken at a depth of 73 m - it was 74 cm long.
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
[edit] References
- "Gogolia filewoodi". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
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