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Species: | C. kamoharai
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Centroscyllium kamoharai |
Template:Sharksportal The bareskin dogfish, Centroscyllium kamoharai, is a little-known deepwater dogfish shark of the family Dalatiidae, so far found only in the western Pacific in Saruga Bay, Honshū, Japan.
The bareskin dogfish has no anal fin, grooved dorsal spines with the second larger than the first, a smaller first dorsal fin, blunt nose, large eyes, large nostrils, widely spaced and sparse denticles, and is dark in color with white tipped fins. It is stout and grows to a maximum of 40 cm.
Little is known about this rare shark.
References
- Template:IUCN2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is listed as data deficient
- "Centroscyllium kamoharai". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 6 February.
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mismatch (help) - Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Centroscyllium kamoharai" in FishBase. 06 2006 version.
- FAO Species Catalogue Volume 4 Parts 1 and 2 Sharks of the World