Biblio Entry Summary for Scymnodon macracanthus
 
Citation Compagno, L.J.V., 1984, FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 1 - Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes.. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/1):1-249. Rome, FAO.
Ref. 247 Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
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Named Used as Valid Centroscymnus plunketi
Comment habitat; common depth range; max lengths; maturity; spawning; fecundity;
Locality
Distribution Southwest Pacific: New Zealand and southeastern Australia.
Quote continental and insular slopes, in large schools near the bottom which are segregated according to size and sex, feeds on cephalopods and bony fishes; 550-732 m; 131 (male) and 170 (female) cm TL. NZ (Found in waters deeper than 550 m; taken with deepwater longlines and possibly of commercial interest for liver oil and fishmeal).
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