Scientific name Centroscymnus plunketi Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Higher classification Centroscymnus | |
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Similar Largespine velvet dogfish, Scymnodalatias, Proscymnodon, Rasptooth dogfish, Granular dogfish | ||
The plunket's shark, Scymnodon plunketi, is a sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, found around south eastern Australia, and New Zealand, at depths of between 220 and 1,550 m over continental shelves. It reaches a length of 130 cm.
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