Biology:Roughskin dogfish
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Short description: Species of shark
| Roughskin dogfish | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Somniosidae |
| Genus: | Centroscymnus |
| Species: | C. owstonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Centroscymnus owstonii (Garman, 1906)
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| Range of the roughskin dogfish (in blue) | |
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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.[2][3] It reaches a length of 121 cm.[2]
Conservation status
The New Zealand Department of Conservation has classified the roughskin dogfish as "Not Threatened" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[4]
References
- ↑ Finucci, B.; Kyne, P.M. (2018). "Centroscymnus owstonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T41749A68615392. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T41749A68615392.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41749/68615392. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Carpenter, Kent E.; Capuli, Estelita Emily (2019). "Centroscymnus owstonii Garman, 1906 Roughskin dogfish". http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Centroscymnus-owstonii.html.
- ↑ Ayling, Tony; Cox, Geoffrey J. (1982). Collins guide to the sea fishes of New Zealand. Auckland [N.Z.]: Collins. ISBN 978-0002169875. OCLC 9506630.
- ↑ Duffy, Clinton A. J.; Francis, Malcolm; Dunn, M. R.; Finucci, Brit; Ford, Richard; Hitchmough, Rod; Rolfe, Jeremy (2018). Conservation status of New Zealand chondrichthyans (chimaeras, sharks and rays), 2016. Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. pp. 9. ISBN 9781988514628. OCLC 1042901090. https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nztcs23entire.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q1039246 entry
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