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Zameus squamulosus (Günther, 1877)

Velvet dogfish
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Zameus squamulosus
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Elasmobranchii (hajar och rockor) (sharks and rays) > Squaliformes (Sleeper and dogfish sharks) > Somniosidae (Sleeper sharks)
Etymology: Zameus: zame, Japanese for shark (at the time, Z. squamulosus was known only from Japan) (See ETYFish)squamulosus: Latin for covered or beset with small scales, “so minute as to give a velvety appearance to the skin” (See ETYFish).
More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

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