Centroscyllium ritteri, Whitefin dogfish

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Centroscyllium ritteri Jordan & Fowler, 1903

Whitefin dogfish
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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Squaliformes (Sleeper and dogfish sharks) > Etmopteridae (Lantern sharks)
Etymology: Centroscyllium: Greek, kentron = sting + Greek, skylla = a kind of shark (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Jordan & Fowler.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 110 - 1100 m (Ref. 50610). Temperate; 35°N - 32°N

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Northwest Pacific: endemic to Japan.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 42.5, range 42 - 43 cm
Max length : 43.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 247)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A little-known distinctive deepwater dogfish, biology almost totally unknown. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205).

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Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).

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Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 1 - Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/1):1-249. Rome, FAO. (Ref. 247)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 28 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
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