Roughskin Dogfish
Centroscymnus owstonii
Classification
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Squaliformes
- Family
- Somniosidae
Centroscymnus est un genre de requins.
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 121 cm. This species is distributed in deep-sea communities throughout the western and eastern Indian Ocean as well as in the south-central Atlantic Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean (Tasmania).
La sapata lija (Centroscymnus owstonii) es un escualiforme de la familia Somniosidae, que habita en las plataformas continentales de los mares tropicales, subtropicales y templados de todo el mundo, a profundidades de entre 100 y 1500 m. Su longitud máxima es de 121 cm. Referencias Paul, L.
Distribution
Sources and credits
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