Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Etmopteridae Lantern sharks

Genus: Centroscyllium

(See list of species below)

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7 species (see list below)

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Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 63.6 cm TL

Centroscyllium excelsum
[Highfin dogfish]

Photo by Román Marcote, E.

Centroscyllium fabricii
[Black dogfish]

Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile

Centroscyllium granulatum
[Granular dogfish]

Photo by FAO

Centroscyllium kamoharai
[Bareskin dogfish]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Centroscyllium nigrum
[Combtooth dogfish]

Photo by FAO

Centroscyllium ornatum
[Ornate dogfish]

Photo by FAO

Centroscyllium ritteri
[Whitefin dogfish]

7 Species of Family Etmopteridae with Genus Centroscyllium
(Lantern sharks)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1990	Centroscyllium excelsum	Highfin dogfish	Northwest Pacific	63.6 TL
1825	Centroscyllium fabricii	Black dogfish	Northwest Atlantic	107 TL
1887	Centroscyllium granulatum	Granular dogfish	Southwest Atlantic	28 TL
1966	Centroscyllium kamoharai	Bareskin dogfish	Western Pacific	60 TL
1899	Centroscyllium nigrum	Combtooth dogfish	Eastern Pacific	51 TL
1889	Centroscyllium ornatum	Ornate dogfish	Indian Ocean	30 TL
1903	Centroscyllium ritteri	Whitefin dogfish	Northwest Pacific	43 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ElasmobranchiiOrder: SqualiformesFamily: Etmopteridae Lantern sharksGenus: Centroscyllium(See list of species below)

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Etmopteridae Lantern sharks

Genus: Centroscyllium

(See list of species below)