The Brazilian whitetail dogfish (Squalus albicaudus) is a dogfish described in 2016. It is a member of the family Squalidae, found off the coast of Brazil, at depths between 195 – 421 meters. The length of the longest specimen measured is 52.5 cm (20.7 in).[1]
| Brazilian whitetail dogfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Squalidae |
| Genus: | Squalus |
| Species: | S. albicaudus
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| Binomial name | |
| Squalus albicaudus Viana, Carvalho, & Gomes, 2016
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References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Squalus albicaudus". FishBase. October 2016 version.