Roughskin dogfish

Roughskin dogfish
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Chondrichthyes
Order:Squaliformes
Family:Somniosidae
Genus:Centroscymnus
Species: C. owstonii
Binomial name
Centroscymnus owstonii
(Garman, 1906)
Range of the roughskin dogfish (in blue)
Synonyms

Centroscymnus cryptacanthus Regan, 1906

The roughskin dogfish (Centroscymnus owstonii) is a sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, found around the world on continental shelves in tropical, subtropical and temperate seas, at depths of between 100 and 1,500 m. It reaches a length of 120 cm.

References

  1. ↑ Paul, L. (2003). "Centroscymnus owstonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. SSG Australia Oceania Regional Workshop, March 2003. International Union for Conservation of Nature.
  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Centroscymnus owstonii" in FishBase. February 2011 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd., Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8


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