Oxynotus paradoxus Frade, 1929
Sailfin roughshark
photo by Fundação Rebikoff-Niggeler

Family:  Oxynotidae (Rough sharks)
Max. size:  120 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 265 - 1044 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: Atlantic slope from Scotland to Senegal (Ref. 247).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found on the continental slope (Ref. 247; shallow depth from Ref. 35388. Probably feeds on small bottom invertebrates and fishes. Ovoviviparous.
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 31 August 2020 (A2d) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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