Centroscyllium

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Centroscyllium Higher classification Etmopteridae Order Squaliformes		Family Etmopteridae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus Subclass Elasmobranchii

Lower classifications Black dogfish, Granular dogfish, Combtooth dogfish, Bareskin dogfish, Whitefin dogfish

Centroscyllium is a genus of big-eyed, deepwater dogfishes with no anal fin, a grey or black-brown body, and dorsal spines, with the second one being much larger than the first. Seven extant species are described.

Species

Centroscyllium excelsum Shirai & Nakaya, 1990 (highfin dogfish)

Centroscyllium fabricii J. C. H. Reinhardt, 1825 (black dogfish)

Centroscyllium granulatum Günther, 1887 (granular dogfish)

Centroscyllium kamoharai T. Abe, 1966 (bareskin dogfish)

Centroscyllium nigrum Garman, 1899 (combtooth dogfish)

Centroscyllium ornatum Alcock, 1889 (ornate dogfish)

Centroscyllium ritteri Jordan & Fowler, 1903 (whitefin dogfish)

References

Centroscyllium Wikipedia

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