Kingdom Animalia Class Chondrichthyes Family Somniosidae Scientific name Centroscymnus owstonii | Phylum Chordata Order Squaliformes Genus Centroscymnus Rank Species | |
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Similar Centroscymnus, Velvet dogfish, Longnose velvet dogfish, Plunket shark, Largespine velvet dogfish | ||
roughskin dogfish
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.
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