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The '''western highfin spurdog''', ''Squalus sp. C'', is a [[dogfish]] which is yet to be formally described. It is a member of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Squalidae]], found on the [[continental shelf]] off [[Western Australia]], at depths of between 220 and 510 m. The length of the longest specimen measured is 78 cm. |
The '''western highfin spurdog''', ''Squalus sp. C'', is a [[dogfish]] which is yet to be formally described. It is a member of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Squalidae]], found on the [[continental shelf]] off [[Western Australia]], at depths of between 220 and 510 m. The length of the longest specimen measured is 78 cm. |
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The western highfin spurdog, Squalus sp. C, is a dogfish which is yet to be formally described. It is a member of the family Squalidae, found on the continental shelf off Western Australia, at depths of between 220 and 510 m. The length of the longest specimen measured is 78 cm.
The rare western highfin spurdog is very similar to the eastern highfin spurdog, Squalus sp. B. It has a slightly longer snout, and a slender second dorsal fin spine.
Coloration is greyish-brown above, white below, with no white spots. The dorsal fins are greyish, and the caudal fin has a narrow pale posterior margin.
Its reproduction is ovoviviparous.