Velvet dogfish
{{Short description|Species of shark}}
{{speciesbox
| name = Velvet dogfish
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| image = Zameus squamulosus.jpg
| genus = Zameus
| parent_authority = D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1903
| species = squamulosus
| range_map = Zameus squamulosus distmap.png
| range_map_caption = Range of the velvet dogfish
| authority = (Günther, 1877)
| synonyms =
- Centrophorus squamulosus Günther, 1877
- Scymnodon obscurus Vaillant, 1888
- Scymnodon niger Chu & Meng, 1982
- Scymnodon squamulosus Günther, 1877
}}
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The velvet dogfish (Zameus squamulosus), the only member of the genus Zameus, is a small sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, found around the world between latitudes 64°N and 48°S, from the surface to 2,000 m.
Description
Its length is up to 84 cm.White, W.T., Vaz, D.F.B., Ho, H.-C., Ebert, D.A., Carvalho, M.R.d., Corrigan, S., Rochel, E., Carvalho, M.d., Tanaka, S. & Naylor, G.J.P. (2014): Redescription of Scymnodon ichiharai Yano and Tanaka 1984 (Squaliformes: Somniosidae) from the western North Pacific, with comments on the definition of somniosid genera. Ichthyological Research, 62 (2): 213–229. Although sharks within the family Somniosidae have generally been accepted to be non-luminous, Zameus squamulosus has photophores on its ventral epidermis.{{Cite journal|last1=Straube|first1=N.|last2=Chenhong|first2=L.|last3=Claes|first3=J.M.|last4=Corrigan|first4=S.|last5=Naylor|first5=G.J.P.|year=2015|title=Molecular phylogeny of squaliforms and first occurrence of bioluminescence in sharks|journal=Evolutionary Biology|volume=15|issue=1 |pages=162|doi=10.1186/s12862-015-0446-6|pmid=26277575|pmc=4537554 |doi-access=free |bibcode=2015BMCEE..15..162S }}
Reproduction
Conservation
In June 2018 the New Zealand Department of Conservation classified the velvet dogfish as "Data Deficient" with the qualifier "Uncertain whether Secure Overseas" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.{{Cite book|url=https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nztcs23entire.pdf|title=Conservation status of New Zealand chondrichthyans (chimaeras, sharks and rays), 2016|last1=Duffy|first1=Clinton A. J.|last2=Francis|first2=Malcolm|last3=Dunn|first3=M. R.|last4=Finucci|first4=Brit|last5=Ford|first5=Richard|last6=Hitchmough|first6=Rod|last7=Rolfe|first7=Jeremy|publisher=Department of Conservation|year=2018|isbn=9781988514628|location=Wellington, New Zealand|pages=11|oclc=1042901090}}
References
{{Wikicommons|Category:Zameus squamulosus|Velvet dogfish}}
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