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Centroscymnus owstonii
Garman, 1906
Roughskin dogfish
Classification: Elasmobranchii Squaliformes Somniosidae
Reference of the original description
New Plagiostoma. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 46(11), 203–208
New Plagiostoma. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 46(11), 203–208
Image of the original description
No image in first description.
No image in first description.
Images of the original description (synonym)
Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Centroscymnus cf. owstoni, Centroscymnus cryptacanthus, Centroscymnus owstoni
Centroscymnus cf. owstoni, Centroscymnus cryptacanthus, Centroscymnus owstoni
Types
Centroscymnus owstonii
Holotype: MCZ: 1037-S (old: Owston #7693)
Centroscymnus cryptacanthus
Holotype: BMNH: 1865.5.20.14
Centroscymnus owstonii
Holotype: MCZ: 1037-S (old: Owston #7693)
Centroscymnus cryptacanthus
Holotype: BMNH: 1865.5.20.14
Description :
Citation: Centroscymnus owstonii Garman, 1906: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
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Centroscymnus owstonii Garman, 1906, © Paul Clerkin, Pacific Shark Research Center
Centroscymnus owstonii Garman, 1906, © Paul Clerkin, Pacific Shark Research Center
Common names
Sapata lija, 
Pailona rapeux, 
Black shark, Deepwater dogfish, Owston"s dogfish, Owstons dogfish, Owstons spiny dogfish, Roughskin dogfish, Smallspine dogfish, Smallspine shark, Smoothskin dogfish
Sapata lija, Pailona rapeux, Black shark, Deepwater dogfish, Owston"s dogfish, Owstons dogfish, Owstons spiny dogfish, Roughskin dogfish, Smallspine dogfish, Smallspine shark, Smoothskin dogfish
Short Description
Dark brown or black in color, dorsal fins with extreme tips of fin spines protruding from the fins, moderately long snout, lanceolate upper teeth and bladelike lower teeth with short, oblique cusps, fairly stocky body that does not taper abruptly from pectoral region, large lateral trunk denticles with mostly smooth, circular, cuspidate and acuspidate crowns in adults and subadults [518].
Dark brown or black in color, dorsal fins with extreme tips of fin spines protruding from the fins, moderately long snout, lanceolate upper teeth and bladelike lower teeth with short, oblique cusps, fairly stocky body that does not taper abruptly from pectoral region, large lateral trunk denticles with mostly smooth, circular, cuspidate and acuspidate crowns in adults and subadults [518].
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: northern Gulf of Mexico. Western Pacific: southeastern Honshu, Japan; Australia (including Western Australia) and New Zealand. Southeast Pacific: Amber Seamount, Nazca and Sala-y-Gomez. Source: www.gbif.org
Western Central Atlantic: northern Gulf of Mexico. Western Pacific: southeastern Honshu, Japan; Australia (including Western Australia) and New Zealand. Southeast Pacific: Amber Seamount, Nazca and Sala-y-Gomez. Source: www.gbif.org
Human uses
fisheries: minor commercial; price category: not marketed/unknown; price reliability:
fisheries: minor commercial; price category: not marketed/unknown; price reliability:
Biology
Ovoviviparous [1388]. 16- 28 young born at 27-30 cm [578]. Distinct pairing with embrace [17086]. Found on upper continental slopes, on or near the bottom. Feeds on fish and cephalopods.
Ovoviviparous [1388]. 16- 28 young born at 27-30 cm [578]. Distinct pairing with embrace [17086]. Found on upper continental slopes, on or near the bottom. Feeds on fish and cephalopods.
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=1289;
shark-references Species-ID=1289;
Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Cestoda
- Nematocarcinus gracilipes Fihol, 1884 [22539]
Cestoda
- Clistobothrium montaukensis Ruhnke, 1993 [20495]
- Hepatoxylon trichiuri (Holten, 1802) [21481] [16112]
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