Prickly Dogfish
Oxynotus bruniensis
- Near threatened
- Card rarity: Uncommon
- Sharks and rays
The prickly dogfish is a poorly known species of dogfish shark in the family Oxynotidae, inhabiting temperate Australian and New Zealand waters. Reaching a length of 75 cm (30 in), this brown to gray shark has a very thick body with a prominent "humpback" and extremely rough skin. It is further characterized by two enormous, sail-like dorsal fins placed relatively close together. Both dorsal fins have a spine embedded mostly within the fleshy leading portion of the fin; the first dorsal spine is tilted forward.
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Squaliformes
- Family
- Oxynotidae
- Genus
- Oxynotus