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Oxynotidae
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Family Oxynotidae (prickly dogfish)Distinguished by number of functional upper teeth increasing in each row from front to rear; dermal denticles large and prominent. Taken from depths of 60–530 metres (about 200 to 1,740 feet); 2 species known in eastern North Atlantic, Tasmania, and New Zealand.…
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