Black dogfish (Centroscyllium fabricii) fish species and Black dogfish information

Scientific Name
Centroscyllium fabricii

Common Name
Black dogfish

Biology
Found on the outermost continental shelves and upper slopes, mostly below 275 m (Ref. 247). Epibenthic-pelagic (Ref. 58426). At high latitudes, may move up to the surface especially during the winter (Ref. 247). Bottom water temp. Are from 3.5 to 4.5?C, but sometimes down to 1?C. Segregation by sex and size as well as by movement into shallower water and by increase in school size is sometimes seen. Feeds on crustaceans, cephalopods, jellyfish and small fishes. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205), with at least 14 pups in a litter (Ref. 247). Has luminescent organs in skin. May reach 107 cm.

Classification

Classified By

Reinhardt, 1825

Class

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchii)

Order

Bramble, Sleeper and Dogfish sharks (Squaliformes)

Family

Lantern sharks (Etmopteridae)

Distribution

Region

Northwest Atlantic

Distribution

Northwest Atlantic: South Baffin Island and Greenland to Virginia, USA and possibly the Gulf of Mexico. Eastern Atlantic: Iceland along Atlantic slope to Senegal; Guinea to Sierra Leone; Namibia to Quoin Point, South Africa (Ref. 5578). Southwest Atlantic: Uruguay to Argentina (Ref. 58839).

Range

68°N - 51°S, 99°W - 120°E

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

180 m

Depth To - meters

1600 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 180 - 1600 m (Ref. 247), usually 550 - 1000 m (Ref. 55215)

Trophic Level

3.9 s.e. 0.63 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

107 cm

Common Length

70 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5078 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries

Vulnerability

High vulnerability (57 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec=14)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)

Black dogfish (Centroscyllium fabricii) fish species and information / pictures of Black dogfish - Centroscyllium fabricii

Black dogfish (Centroscyllium fabricii) fish species information

Classification

Distribution

Environment

Physical Size and Genetics

Human Uses and Population