Centroscymnus owstonii
Taxonavigation: Squaliformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Superordo: Selachimorpha
Ordo: Squaliformes

Familia: Somniosidae
Genus: Centroscymnus
Species: Centroscymnus owstonii

Name

Centroscymnus owstonii Garman, 1906

  • Holotype (unique): MCZ 1037-S [ex Owston #7693].

Type locality: Sagami Bay, Japan.

Etymology: in honor of Alan Owston (1853–1915), businessman, yachtsman and collector of Asian wildlife, who obtained type. (From The ETYFish project)

Synonyms

Vernacular names

English: Roughskin Dogfish

References

  • Garman, S., 1906: New Plagiostomia. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 46 (11): 203–208. Reference page. 
  • Weigmann, S., Vaz, D. F. B., White, W. T., Carvalho, M. R. D. & Thiel, R., 2015: Distribution and comments on the morphology of Centroscymnus owstonii Garman, 1906 (Squaliformes: Somniosidae), with focus on its occurrence in the Indian Ocean. Marine Biodiversity, Published online 19 Nov 2015. DOI: 10.1007/s12526-015-0413-x Reference page. 
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