Rough longnose dogfish

Rough longnose dogfish have an extremely long snout, no anal fin, small grooved dorsal spines, and rough pitchfork-shaped dermal denticles.

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The Rough longnose dogfish lives in the bathydemersal, marine, depth range 600 - 1000 m environment.

Range of rough longnose dogfish (in blue) Greyreefsharksmall2.jpg Sharks portal The rough longnose shark, Deania hystricosa, is a little-known deepwater dogfish. More

Common names

Rough longnose dogfish in English
Ruwe langsnuitsnavelhaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
Squale-savate rude in French (français)
Tollo raspa in Spanish (español)
粗吻田氏鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
粗吻田氏鲨 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Squaliformes
Family : Centrophoridae
Genus : Deania
Species : Deania hystricosa
Authority : Garman, 1906

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Rough longnose dogfish (Deania hystricosa)