Southern Mandarin dogfish

Cirrhigaleus australis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Squaliformes
Family:	Squalidae
Genus:	Cirrhigaleus
Species:	C. australis
Binomial name
Cirrhigaleus australis White, Last & Stevens, 2007

Cirrhigaleus australis is a species of Mandarin dogfish shark in the genus Cirrhigaleus. It was distinguished from Cirrhigaleus barbifer, which lives in the North Pacific, on an expedition in the coral reefs near Australia in 2007. C. australis has smaller eyes, pectoral fins, dorsal fins, and spine. It also has strangely long barbels, giving it the name "Mandarin".

It is now known to live in the temperate waters east of Australia and possibly around New Zealand, at depths of 360-640 meters. It is a harmless shark. It is medium-sized and robust compared to other dogfish. This species of shark normally grow less than a meter long, but have been known to get to 1.25 meters.

References

1. Fishbase.com, Cirrhigaleus australis Southern Mandarin Dogfish
2. Zootaxa: Cirrhigaleus australis, New species of mandarin dogfish
3. Crypto Mundo: New Shark Discovered!

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Note: When this species becomes widely known by it's common name, the Southern Mandarin Dogfish, change page title and bold italic to it's common name.