Kingdom Animalia Subclass Elasmobranchii Family Squalidae Scientific name Cirrhigaleus asper Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Squaliformes Genus Cirrhigaleus Higher classification Cirrhigaleus | |
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Similar Cirrhigaleus, Western highfin spurdog, Cuban dogfish, Blurred lanternshark, Granular dogfish | ||
The roughskin spurdog, Cirrhigaleus asper, is a dogfish of the family Squalidae, found circumglobally between latitudes 35°N and 35°S, at depths of between 200 and 600 m. It reaches a length of 1.2 m.
The roughskin spurdog is ovoviviparous with 21 to 22 young in a litter.
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