Sailback houndshark
Kingdom
Phylum
Family
Genus
SPECIES
Gogolia filewoodi
Length
74
29
cminch
cm inch 

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 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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this shark is ovoviviparous.

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Sailback houndshark habitat map
Sailback houndshark habitat map
Sailback houndshark
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References

1. Sailback houndshark Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailback_houndshark
2. Sailback houndshark on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41813/124418606

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