Squalus altipinnis
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Species of shark
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Squalidae |
| Genus: | Squalus |
| Species: | S. altipinnis
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Squalus altipinnis, the western highfin spurdog, is a dogfish of the family Squalidae found on the continental shelf off Western Australia, at depths between 220 and 510 m. Its reproduction is ovoviviparous.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ White, W.; Cavanagh, R.D. & Lisney, T.J. (2009). "Squalus altipinnis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. IUCN: e.T158616A5241598. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T158616A5241598.en. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
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