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Sherwood's Dogfish
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Sherwood's Dogfish

Scymnodalatias sherwoodi

The sherwood dogfish (Scymnodalatias sherwoodi) is a very rare sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, found only around New Zealand. The only specimen studied was about 80 cm long.

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