Centroscymnus
Genus of sharks
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| Roughskin dogfish Centroscymnus owstonii Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Somniosidae |
| Genus: | Centroscymnus Barbosa du Bocage & Brito Capello, 1864 |
Centroscymnus is a genus of squaliform sleeper sharks in the family Somniosidae and of the phylum chordata.
Species
- Centroscymnus coelolepis Barbosa du Bocage & Brito Capello, 1864 (Portuguese dogfish)
- Centroscymnus owstonii Garman, 1906 (roughskin dogfish)
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Centroscymnus". FishBase. February 2011 version.
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