Scymnodon

Scymnodon is a genus of squaliform sharks in the family Somniosidae.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:

• Scymnodon ichiharai <small>Ka. Yano & S. Tanaka (II), 1984</small> (Japanese velvet dogfish)
• Scymnodon macracanthus <small>(Regan, 1906)</small> (largespine velvet dogfish)
• Scymnodon plunketi <small>(Waite, 1910)</small> (Plunket's shark)
• Scymnodon ringens <small>Barbosa du Bocage & Brito Capello, 1864</small> (knifetooth dogfish)

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