The roughskin dogfish (Centroscymnus owstonii) is a sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, found around the world on continental shelves in tropical, subtropical and temperate seas, at depths of between 100 and 1,500 m. It reaches a length of 121 cm.

reaches a length of 121 cm.

Ovoviviparous

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Distribution

Geography

Continents

Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Oceania

Subcontinents

Polynesia, Caribbean Islands, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Melanesia

Countries

Bahamas, Japan, Spain, Portugal, United States, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Chile, Brazil, Uruguay, Seychelles, South Africa, Namibia, Senegal, Mexico, Madagascar

Regions

New Caledonia, French Guiana, Réunion, New South Wales, Western Australia, Tasmania, South Australia, Lord Howe Is., Hawaii, Florida

Oceans

Indian ocean, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean

Seas

Gulf of Mexico, Tasman Sea, Coral Sea, Bali Sea

Islands

Azores, Canary Island, Lord Howe Island, Madeira

Biogeographical realms

Neotropical, Palearctic, Nearctic, Australasian, Indomalayan, Afrotropical

Biome

Marine

Climate zones

Tropical

Temperate

Roughskin dogfish

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Population Trend

Unknown

POPULATION STATUS

Vulnerable (VU)

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Population

Population number

The New Zealand Department of Conservation has classified the roughskin dogfish as "Not Threatened" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.

References

1. Roughskin dogfish Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roughskin_dogfish

2. Roughskin dogfish on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41749/68615392