Scymnodalatias garricki Kukuev & Konovalenko, 1988
Azores dogfish
photo by FAO

Family:  Somniosidae (Sleeper sharks)
Max. size: 
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range - 300 m
Distribution:  Eastern Central Atlantic: known only from the holotype taken from one of the seamounts of the North Atlantic Ridge located north of the Azores.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 31 August 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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