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Family: Oxynotidae Rough sharks



(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 72 cm TL
Oxynotus bruniensis (Ogilby, 1893)

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Oxynotus bruniensis
[Prickly dogfish]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 49 cm TL
Oxynotus caribbaeus Cervigón, 1961

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Oxynotus caribbaeus
[Caribbean roughshark]

Photo by Costa, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Oxynotus centrina (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Oxynotus centrina
[Angular roughshark]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 64.5 cm TL
Oxynotus japonicus Yano & Murofushi, 1985

Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Oxynotus japonicus
[Japanese roughshark]

Photo by Fundação Rebikoff-Niggeler

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Oxynotus paradoxus Frade, 1929

Photo by Fundação Rebikoff-Niggeler
 
Oxynotus paradoxus
[Sailfin roughshark]
5 Species of Family Oxynotidae
(Rough sharks)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1893 Oxynotus bruniensis Prickly dogfish Southwest Pacific 72 TL
1961 Oxynotus caribbaeus Caribbean roughshark Western Central Atlantic 49 TL
1758 Oxynotus centrina Angular roughshark Eastern Atlantic 150 TL
1985 Oxynotus japonicus Japanese roughshark Northwest Pacific 64.5 TL
1929 Oxynotus paradoxus Sailfin roughshark Eastern Atlantic 120 TL



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