| Kingdom Animalia Subclass Elasmobranchii Family Somniosidae Higher classification Centroscymnus | Phylum Chordata Order Squaliformes Scientific name Centroscymnus crepidater Rank Species | |
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| Genus Centroselachus
Garman, 1913 Similar Centroscymnus, Proscymnodon, Velvet dogfish, Birdbeak dogfish, Portuguese dogfish | ||
The longnose velvet dogfish, Centroselachus crepidater, is a sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, found circumglobally in southern hemisphere subtropical seas, at depths of between 230 and 1,500 m. It reaches a length of 130 cm.
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