The combtooth dogfish shark is a deep sea dogfish that is rarely seen.
Combtooth Dogfish Shark Scientific Classification |
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| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Chondrichthyes |
| Order | Squaliformes |
| Family | Etmopteridae |
| Genus | Centroscyllium |
| Scientific Name | C. nigrum |
Description
Reaching a maximum length of about 19.7 inches, the combtooth dogfish has two dorsal fins of the same size with spines on their grooves. Besides, they have a set of large eyes, a pointed snout, and a short caudal fin.
They are blackish brown, with white-tipped fins.
Where do they live
Map Of The Combtooth Dogfish Shark’s Habitat
These sharks live in the eastern Pacific around Hawaii, at depths between 3.28 and 3756.6 ft.
Behavior
Feeding
Combtooth dogfish feed on cephalopods, deepwater shrimp, and small bony fish.
Reproductive
They are ovoviviparous, with the new pups being 4.3-5.1 inches at birth. Each litter has around seven pups.
Sexual maturity is observed in males when they are 13.7-16.9 inches long and in females when they are 17 inches long.
Interactions with humans
These sharks are harmless to humans and do not have any commercial value to fisheries. As a result, the IUCN lists the combtooth dogfish shark as “Least Concern” or “LC”.
