Centroscymnus

Centroscymnus
Roughskin dogfish Centroscymnus owstonii Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Subdivision:	Selachimorpha
Order:	Squaliformes
Family:	Somniosidae
Genus:	Centroscymnus Barbosa du Bocage & Brito Capello, 1864

Centroscymnus is a genus of squaliform sleeper sharks in the family Somniosidae.

Species[edit]

• Centroscymnus coelolepis Barbosa du Bocage & Brito Capello, 1864 (Portuguese dogfish)
• Centroscymnus owstonii Garman, 1906 (roughskin dogfish)

References[edit]

• Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Centroscymnus in FishBase. February 2011 version.

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