Scymnodalatias Sherwoodi
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The sherwood dogfish or Sherwood's dogfish (''Scymnodalatias sherwoodi'') is a very rare
sleeper shark The Somniosidae are a family of sharks in the order Squaliformes, commonly known as sleeper sharks. The common name ''"sleeper shark"'' comes from their slow swimming, low activity level, and perceived non-aggressive nature. Distribution and hab ...
of the
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Somniosidae The Somniosidae are a family of sharks in the order Squaliformes, commonly known as sleeper sharks. The common name ''"sleeper shark"'' comes from their slow swimming, low activity level, and perceived non-aggressive nature. Distribution and hab ...
, found only around
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. The only specimen studied was about 80 cm long. The sherwood dogfish is
ovoviviparous Ovoviviparity, ovovivipary, ovivipary, or aplacental viviparity is a term used as a "bridging" form of reproduction between egg-laying oviparous and live-bearing viviparous reproduction. Ovoviviparous animals possess embryos that develop insi ...
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Conservation status

In June 2018 the New Zealand
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classified the sherwood dogfish as "Not Threatened" with the qualifier "Secure Overseas" under the
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sherwood dogfish Scymnodalatias Endemic marine fish of New Zealand Fish described in 1921