| squalus formosus, a new species of spurdog shark (squaliformes: squalidae), from the western north pacific ocean. | a new species of spurdog, squalus formosus n. sp., from the lower continental shelf and upper continental slope off the coast of taiwan and southern japan, is described. it belongs to the 'highfin megalops group', the members of which share a short snout, high dorsal fins, robust dorsal spines, tricuspid denticles and a white posterior caudal margin. squalus formosus is most similar to squalus albifrons, a recently described species from eastern australia, but differs in some morphological chara ... | 2011 | 21967583 |