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Centroscymnus owstonii Garman, 1906

Roughskin dogfish
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Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Centroscymnus owstonii   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Madagascar country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: First record in the country with specimens collected from Madagascar Ridge, 800-1300 m depth (Ref. 112350).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ma.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Weigmann, S., D.F.B. Vaz, W.T. White, M.R. de Carvalho and R. Thiel, 2016
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Pailona rapeux, Sapata lija, 欧氏荆鲨, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Squaliformes (Sleeper and dogfish sharks) > Somniosidae (Sleeper sharks)
Etymology: Centroscymnus: centr[um] (L.), prickle or sharp point, referring to spines on both dorsal fins; scymnus, an ancient name for some kind of shark, derived from a Greek word meaning young animal, cub or whelp. (See ETYFish);  owstonii: In honor of Alan Owston (1853-1915), English businessman, yachtsman, and collector of Asian wildlife, who obtained holotype. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Garman.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 100 - 1500 m (Ref. 26346).   Deep-water; 33°N - 38°S, 52°W - 30°E

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