The Cyrano spurdog (Squalus rancureli) is a dogfish, a member of the family Squalidae, found in the western central Pacific Ocean between latitudes 16°S and 18°S at depths between 320 and 400 m. Its length is up to 77 cm.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Squalidae |
| Genus: | Squalus |
| Species: | S. rancureli
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| Binomial name | |
| Squalus rancureli (Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979)
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Its reproduction is ovoviviparous.
References
edit- ^ Kyne, P.M.; Finucci, B.; Fowler, S.L. (2018). "Squalus rancureli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T41861A117123341. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T41861A117123341.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Squalus rancureli". FishBase. July 2006 version.