Roughback bristle shark
| Roughback bristle shark | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Superorder: | Galeomorphi |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Dichichthyidae |
| Genus: | Dichichthys |
| Species: | D. satoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichichthys satoi White, Stewart, O'Neill & Naylor, 2024 , 2024 | |
The roughback bristle shark (Dichichthys satoi) is a species of bristle shark of the newly discovered Dichichthyidae family, and was discovered in 2024. The species can reach a length of 1.05 m (3 ft 5 in). The roughback bristle shark lives off the waters of New Zealand, at a depth of between 2,200 and 3,900 ft (670 and 1,190 m).[1][2]
References
- ^ Pflughoeft, Aspen (2 April 2024). "Large' predator — with hundreds of teeth — pulled from the depths. It's a new species". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ White, William T.; Stewart, Andrew L.; O’Neill, Helen L.; Naylor, Gavin J. P. (April 2024). "Dichichthyidae, a New Family of Deepwater Sharks (Carcharhiniformes) from the Indo–West Pacific, with Description of a New Species". Fishes. 9 (4): 121. Bibcode:2024Fishe...9..121W. doi:10.3390/fishes9040121. ISSN 2410-3888.