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Centroscymnus macracanthus

(Largespine Velvet Dogfish)

Overview

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Family : Sleeper sharks ; A rare species inhabiting lower continental slopes [1].

Common Names

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Common Names in Dutch:

Langstekelijshaai

Common Names in English:

Largespine Velvet Dogfish, Roughskin Dogfish

Common Names in French:

Pailona Jume

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

大棘異鱗鯊, 大棘荊鯊, 大棘異鱗鯊, 大棘荊鯊

Common Names in Spanish:

Sapata Espinuda

Description

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Family Dalatiidae

Distribution: Antarctic to Arctic , Northern and Southern Hemisperes, coastal and oceanic . Includes four subfamilies (Etmopterinae, Somniosinae, Oxynotinae, and Dalatiinae). Except in Etmopterinae , most members without spines in dorsal fin; luminous organs present (except in Somniosus pacificus), appearing as black dots mainly on ventral surface. Etmopterinae has grooved spines in both dorsal fins, caudal fin with subterminal notch . Oxynotinae has very high, and compressed body, triangular in cross section ; dorsal fins very high, each with a spine[2]. The subfamilies are sometimes separated as independent families by various authors : Oxynotidae[3]; Somniosidae (dorsal fins without spines, first dorsal fin originating in front of pelvic fins but much closer to pectoral fins) and Etmopteridae (dorsal fin with spines, teeth with prominent central cusp flanked by one or two smaller cusplets )[4] . Dalatiidae has dorsal fins without spines, first dorsal fin originating in front of pelvic fins but much closer to pelvic fins[4].The family Dalatiidae belongs to the Class Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) and the Order Squaliformes. It contains 18 genera and 49 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are bearers. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Etymology of this family name : Greek, dalos, -ou = torch

Habitat

May be found at depths of 650 to 920 meters.

Biome: Saltwater . Bathydemersal .

Taxonomy

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Unambiguous Synonyms

  1. Etmopterus paessleri Lnnberg, 1907
  2. Proscymnodon macracanthus (Regan, 1906)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Compagno L.J.V., Data last modified by FishBase 28-Oct-2000

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Centroscymnus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 14 species and subspecies in this genus:

C. coelepis · C. coelepsis · C. coelolepis (Portuguese Dogfish) · C. coelolepsis · C. crepidater (Longnose Velvet Dogfish) · C. crepidator · C. cryptacanthus (Shortnose Velvet Dogfish) · C. fabricii · C. fuscus · C. macracanthus (Largespine Velvet Dogfish) · C. coelolepis · C. owstoni (Owston´s Dogfish) · C. owstonii · C. plunketi (Waites Deepsea Dogfish)

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Further Reading

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Notes

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. Cox, G. and M. Francis (1997). Sharks and rays of New Zealand. Canterbury Univ. Press, Univ. of Canterbury. 68 p. [back]
  2. Wheeler, A. (1977). Das grosse Buch der Fische. Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co. Stuttgart. 356 p. [back]
  3. Compagno, L.J.V. (1984). FAO species catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 1. Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. (125, Vol. 4, Part 1), 249 p. [back]
  4. Ebert, D.A. (2003). Sharks, rays and chimaeras of California. California Natural History Guides No. 71. University of California Press, 284pp. [back]
Last Revised: 7/2/2009