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Arrowhead dogfish

Deania profundorum (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The arrowhead dogfish (Deania profundorum) is a species in the family Centrophoridae, order Squaliformes.

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Quick facts about the arrowhead dogfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the arrowhead dogfish live?

Not recorded

Is the arrowhead dogfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the arrowhead dogfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderSqualiformes
  5. familyCentrophoridae
  6. genusDeania
  7. SpeciesDeania profundorum (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)

Synonyms Acanthidium natalense, Deania calceus cremouxi, Deania cremouxi, Deania elegans, Deania profundora, Nasisqualus profundorum

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • bezkýlovec šípohlavýCzech
  • Pfeilspitzen-DornhaiGerman
  • Tollo FlechaSpanish
  • nokkalattahaiFinnish
  • Squale-savate lutinFrench
  • Pescecane testa di frecciaItalian
  • トガリヘラツノザメJapanese
  • Afrikinis dygliaryklisLithuanian
  • PijlpuntsnavelhaaiDutch
  • Tubarão-flechaPortuguese
  • Глубоководная деанияRussian
  • 深水田氏鯊Chinese
  • Pfeilkopf-SchnabelhaiGerman
  • FerretaPortuguese
  • Sapa-brancaPortuguese
  • Южноафриканская колючая акулаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the arrowhead dogfish

Other species in the same genus Deania.

Brier shark

Deania calceus

CentrophoridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the arrowhead dogfish?

The arrowhead dogfish (Deania profundorum) belongs to the family Centrophoridae in the order Squaliformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Arrowhead dogfish (Deania profundorum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/arrowhead-dogfish

MLA

“Arrowhead dogfish (Deania profundorum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/arrowhead-dogfish.

BibTeX
@misc{arrowhead_dogfish_2026,
  title = {Arrowhead dogfish (Deania profundorum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/arrowhead-dogfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}