Combtooth dogfish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Etmopteridae |
| Genus: | Centroscyllium |
| Species: | C. nigrum
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| Centroscyllium nigrum Garman, 1899
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| Range of combtooth dogfish (in blue) | |
The combtooth dogfish (Centroscyllium nigrum) is a little-known, deepwater dogfish shark.
Description
The combtooth dogfish has no anal fin, grooved dorsal spines, two dorsal fins of about same size, a pointed nose, large eyes, small gill slits, a short abdomen, a short caudal peduncle, and is blackish-brown in color with white-tipped fins. It grows to a maximum of 50 cm.
Distribution
It is found in the eastern Pacific and around Hawaii.
Habits and Habitat
It is an uncommon deepwater shark found close to the bottom between 400 and 1,145 m.
References
- Acuña (2004). "Centroscyllium nigrum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help){{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help) Database entry includes justification for why this species is listed as data deficient - "Centroscyllium nigrum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 February 2006.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Centroscyllium nigrum". FishBase. June 2006 version.
- FAO Species Catalogue Volume 4 Parts 1 and 2 Sharks of the World
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