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Azores dogfish

Scymnodalatias garricki Kukuev & Konovalenko, 1988

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The azores dogfish (Scymnodalatias garricki) is a species in the family Somniosidae, order Squaliformes.

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Quick facts about the azores 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 azores dogfish live?

Not recorded

Is the azores 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 azores dogfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderSqualiformes
  5. familySomniosidae
  6. genusScymnodalatias
  7. SpeciesScymnodalatias garricki Kukuev & Konovalenko, 1988
Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • světloun GarrickůvCzech
  • Azoren-DornhaiGerman
  • bruja de las AzoresSpanish
  • azoriensusihaiFinnish
  • Squale grogneur des AçoresFrench
  • Pescecane delle AzzorreItalian
  • Azorų šunryklisLithuanian
  • AzorenijshaaiDutch
  • акула-собака гаррикаRussian
  • Azoren-SamthaiGerman
  • AzorendornhaiGerman
  • или азорская акула-собакаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the azores dogfish

Other species in the same genus Scymnodalatias.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the azores dogfish?

The azores dogfish (Scymnodalatias garricki) belongs to the family Somniosidae in the order Squaliformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Azores dogfish (Scymnodalatias garricki). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/azores-dogfish

MLA

“Azores dogfish (Scymnodalatias garricki).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/azores-dogfish.

BibTeX
@misc{azores_dogfish_2026,
  title = {Azores dogfish (Scymnodalatias garricki)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/azores-dogfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}