Needle dogfish (Centrophorus acus)

Scientific name: Centrophorus acus Garman, 1906

The Needle dogfish (Centrophorus acus) is a marine fish of the family Centrophoridae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, southeastern Honshu, Japan. Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico.

Biology

A little-known deepwater dogfish, probably found below 200 m depth. Ovoviviparous.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Centrophorus acus
Family
Centrophoridae (Gulper sharks)
Order
Squaliformes (Bramble, Sleeper and Dogfish sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
81.0
Depth range
200–1000 m (656–3281 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 200 - 1000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: southeastern Honshu, Japan. Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Near Threatened (NT)
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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