Velvet dogfish

The velvet dogfish, Zameus squamulosus, is a harmless sleeper shark of the family Dalatiidae, found around the world between latitudes 64°N and 48°S, from the surface to 2,000 m.

The Velvet dogfish lives in the benthopelagic, marine, depth range 0 - 2200 m , usually 400 - 900 m environment.

The velvet dogfish, Zameus squamulosus, is a harmless sleeper shark of the family Dalatiidae, found around the world between latitudes 64°N and 48°S, from the surface to 2,000 m. Its length is up to 84 cm. Reproduction is ovoviviparous. More

velvet dogfish) Centroscymnus owstoni (roughskin dogfish) Centroscymnus plunketi (plunket shark) Scymnodalatias albicauda (whitetail dogfish) Scymnodalatias garricki (Azores dogfish) Scymnodalatias oligodon (sparsetooth dogfish) Scymnodalatias sherwoodi (Sherwood dogfish) Scymnodon ishiharai (Japanese velvet dogfish) Scymnodon ringens (knifetooth dogfish) Somniosus microcephalus More

Smallmouth velvet dogfish (Scymnodon obscurus) - Index > Photo > Range Map > Systematics > Name > Appearance > Coloration > Distribution More

No image of Longnose velvet dogfish found in the Shark Database Range Map Earth Map Names Scientific: Centroscymnus crepidater German: Samtiger Langnasendornhai More

Common names

Birôdozame in Japanese (日本語)
Bruja terciopelo in Spanish (español)
Cucut botol in Bahasa Indonesia
Fluweelijshaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
Hiu beurit in Jawa
Squale-grogneur velouté in French (français)
velvet dogfish in English
奇鱗刺鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
奇鳞刺鲨 in Mandarin Chinese
异鳞荆鲨 in Mandarin Chinese
异鳞鲨 in Mandarin Chinese
異鱗荊鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
異鱗鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
鱗鎧鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
鳞铠鲨 in Mandarin Chinese
黑异鳞鲨 in Mandarin Chinese
黑異鱗鯊 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Squaliformes
Family : Somniosidae
Genus : Zameus
Species : Zameus squamulosus
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