Combtooth dogfish (Centroscyllium nigrum)

Scientific name: Centroscyllium nigrum Garman, 1899

Combtooth dogfish (Centroscyllium nigrum)

The Combtooth dogfish (Centroscyllium nigrum) is a marine fish of the family Etmopteridae.

Biology

A little-known deepwater dogfish found on the continental and insular slopes. Incidentally caught in sablefish (Anoplopoma) traps but not utilized. Feeds chiefly on other fishes and invertebrates. Ovoviviparous.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Centroscyllium nigrum
Family
Etmopteridae (Lantern sharks)
Order
Squaliformes (Bramble, Sleeper and Dogfish sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
50.0
Depth range
269–1143 m (883–3750 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 269 - 1143 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Hawaiian Islands, southern California (USA), Panama, Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Colombia, Ecuador, northern and central Chile, and the Galapagos Islands. Has been confused with Etmopterus granulosus (G?nther, 1880) and Centroscyllium granulatum (G?nther, 1887), but is quite distinct.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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