Roughskin spurdog
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C. asper
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| Cirrhigaleus asper (Merrett, 1973)
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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.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Cirrhigaleus asper" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
