{"scientificNameAuthorship":"(Regan, 1906)","RecordModifiedOn":"2021-04-30","CAAB_code":"37020013","phylum":"Chordata","Notes":"Vaz (2021) revised the taxonomic status and validity of <i>Scymnodon macracanthus</i> (Regan, 1906) and <i>Scymnodon plunketi</i> (Waite, 1910) in light of new material from the Southern Pacific and Indian Oceans. Despite being historically accepted as distinct taxa, recent studies suggested the possibility that these species could represent a single taxon. Morphometrics, meristics and morphology of dermal denticles show that <i>S. plunketi</i> is a junior synonym of <i>S. macracanthus</i>. Previous distinctive characters proved to be the result of intraspecific variation.","habitat":"Slope Demersal (200-2000m)<br>","NameVerifiedSource":"","Parent_Id":37020916,"scientificName":"Scymnodon macracanthus","kingdom":"Animalia","order":"Squaliformes","otherVernacularNames":"Plunket's dogfish|Plunkets dogfish<shark and ray guide>|Plunket's shark|roughskin dogfish<ASH>","Reference":"","vernacularName":"Plunket's Dogfish","ChildCodes":"","RecordCreatedOn":"1997-01-01","scientificNameID_WoRMS":"urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:299103","family":"Somniosidae","standardName":"Plunket's Dogfish (AS5300)","class":"Elasmobranchii","scientificNameID_AFD":"urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.name:5d936d21-eae5-46f2-81e8-b48df26efc14","CAAB_status":"Valid"}