Roughskin dogfish
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| Roughskin dogfish | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
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C. owstonii
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| Centroscymnus owstonii (Garman, 1906)
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Centroscymnus cryptacanthus Regan, 1906 |
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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 120 cm.
References
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- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Centroscymnus owstonii" in FishBase. February 2011 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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