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The viper dogfish is the only dogfish species that lacks a suborbital muscle, which is normally responsible for pulling the jaws forward when biting. Jaw protrusion is instead effected by the hyomandibular bone, which is articulated to the skull in a manner that allows it to swing down and forward. This unique arrangement serves to increase the ...
The video from MBARI gives a rare look at a viperfish swimming around in its habitat. The IUCN Redlist of Threatened Species lists all species of viperfish as that of least concern. However, very ...
Scymnodalatias oligodon Kukuev & Konovalenko, 1988 (Sparse-tooth dogfish) Scymnodalatias sherwoodi (Archey, 1921) (Sherwood's dogfish) Genus Scymnodon Barbosa du Bocage & Brito Capello, 1864. Scymnodon ichiharai Ka. Yano & S. Tanaka (II), 1984 (Japanese velvet dogfish) Scymnodon macracanthus (Regan, 1906) (Large-spine velvet dogfish)
Sharks portal; The Japanese spurdog (Squalus japonicus) is a dogfish, a member of the family Squalidae.It is found in the western Pacific Ocean – southeastern Japan and the East China Sea, [2] including the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, and the Arafura Sea. [3]
Squalus is a genus of dogfish sharks in the family Squalidae.Commonly known as spurdogs, these sharks are characterized by smooth dorsal fin spines, teeth in upper and lower jaws similar in size, caudal peduncle with lateral keels; upper precaudal pit usually present, and caudal fin without subterminal notch.
The nostrils are preceded by short skin flaps. There are 29–34 tooth rows in the upper jaw, each tooth with a narrow central cusp flanked by fewer than three pairs of lateral cusplets. The lower jaw contains 24–32 tooth rows, their bases interlocking to form a continuous cutting surface and each tooth bearing a horizontal narrow cusp. [4]
Optimize your Week 13 fantasy football lineups with these exploitable matchups. Calvin Ridley vs. WAS. Ridley continued his strong second half of the season in Week 12 when he caught five of six ...
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