''Centroscyllium'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of big-eyed, deepwater
dogfishes with no
anal fin
Fins are moving appendages protruding from the body of fish that interact with water to generate thrust and help the fish swim. Apart from the tail or caudal fin, fish fins have no direct connection with the back bone and are supported o ...
, a grey or black-brown body, and dorsal spines, with the second one being much larger than the first. Seven extant species are described.
Species
* ''
Centroscyllium excelsum''
Shirai & Nakaya, 1990 (highfin dogfish)
* ''
Centroscyllium fabricii''
J. C. H. Reinhardt, 1825 (black dogfish)
* ''
Centroscyllium granulatum''
Günther, 1887 (granular dogfish)
* ''
Centroscyllium kamoharai''
T. Abe, 1966 (bareskin dogfish)
* ''
Centroscyllium nigrum''
Garman, 1899 (combtooth dogfish)
* ''
Centroscyllium ornatum''
Alcock, 1889 (ornate dogfish)
* ''
Centroscyllium ritteri''
Jordan
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& Fowler, 1903 (whitefin dogfish)
References
Shark genera
Taxa named by Johannes Peter Müller
Taxa named by Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle
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