The sailback houndshark (''Gogolia filewoodi'') is a
houndshark of the
family Triakidae, and the only member of the genus ''Gogolia''. It is found in the deep waters of
continental shelf
A continental shelf is a portion of a continent that is submerged under an area of relatively shallow water, known as a shelf sea. Much of these shelves were exposed by drops in sea level during glacial periods. The shelf surrounding an island ...
off northern
Papua New Guinea. Only one specimen has been found, at a depth of 73 m. It measured 74 cm in length. The reproduction of this shark is
ovoviviparous.
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sailback houndshark
The sailback houndshark (''Gogolia filewoodi'') is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, and the only member of the genus ''Gogolia''. It is found in the deep waters of continental shelf off northern Papua New Guinea. Only one specimen has bee ...
Fish of Papua New Guinea
sailback houndshark
The sailback houndshark (''Gogolia filewoodi'') is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, and the only member of the genus ''Gogolia''. It is found in the deep waters of continental shelf off northern Papua New Guinea. Only one specimen has bee ...
sailback houndshark
The sailback houndshark (''Gogolia filewoodi'') is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, and the only member of the genus ''Gogolia''. It is found in the deep waters of continental shelf off northern Papua New Guinea. Only one specimen has bee ...
Endemic fauna of Papua New Guinea
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