Familia: Somniosidae
Genus: Centroscymnus

Species: C. coelolepis – C. crepidater – C. macracanthus – C. owstonii – C. plunketi

Name

Centroscymnus Barbosa du Bocage & de Brito Capello, 1864

• Type species: Centroscymnus coelolepis Barbosa du Bocage & de Brito Capello, 1864

Etymology: from kentron (= thorn or spine), referring to spines on both dorsal fins, and scymnus, an ancient name for some kind of shark, derived from Greek word for lion cub. (From The ETYFish project)

References

• Barbosa du Bocage, J. V. & de Brito Capello, F., 1864: Sur quelques espèces inédites de Squalidae de la tribu Acanthiana, Gray, qui fréquentent les côtes du Portugal. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1864 (2): 260–263. BHL Reference page.