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. (SSG Australia & Oceania Regional Workshop, March 2003) (2003). "Centroscymnus owstonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature.


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