''Centroscymnus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of squaliform

sleeper shark The Somniosidae are a family of sharks in the order Squaliformes, commonly known as sleeper sharks. The common name ''"sleeper shark"'' comes from their slow swimming, low activity level, and perceived non-aggressive nature. Distribution and hab ...

s in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Somniosidae The Somniosidae are a family of sharks in the order Squaliformes, commonly known as sleeper sharks. The common name ''"sleeper shark"'' comes from their slow swimming, low activity level, and perceived non-aggressive nature. Distribution and ha ...

Species

* '' Centroscymnus coelolepis'' Barbosa du Bocage & Brito Capello, 1864 (Portuguese dogfish) * ''

Centroscymnus owstonii The roughskin dogfish (''Centroscymnus owstonii'') is a sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, found around the world on continental shelves in tropical, subtropical and temperate seas, at depths of between 100 and 1,500 m. It reaches a leng ...

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, 1906 (roughskin dogfish)

References

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q2601410 Shark genera Marine fauna of Southern Africa Marine fish of Southern Australia Fish of Japan Marine fish of New Zealand Taxa named by José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage