Centroscyllium

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.

Centroscyllium
Black dogfish, C. fabricii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Etmopteridae
Genus: Centroscyllium
J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841
Species

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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)
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