VU — Vulnerable

Deania quadrispinosa

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

↓Decreasing

Population trend

Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

CHONDRICHTHYES

Order

SQUALIFORMES

Family

CENTROPHORIDAE

Genus

Deania

Deania quadrispinosa belongs to the family CENTROPHORIDAE, order SQUALIFORMES, within the CHONDRICHTHYES class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

MARINEMajor

04 — Threats

Threats

Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources

Ongoing

06 — Range

Found in 13 Countries

Australia Indonesia Japan Madagascar Mozambique Namibia New Caledonia New Zealand Norfolk Island Papua New Guinea South Africa Taiwan Vanuatu

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2026). Deania quadrispinosa (Deania quadrispinosa). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/longsnout-dogfish

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