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Black dogfish

Centroscyllium fabricii (Reinhardt, 1825)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The black dogfish (Centroscyllium fabricii) is a species in the family Etmopteridae, order Squaliformes.

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Quick facts about the black dogfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
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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 black dogfish live?

Not recorded

Is the black 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 black dogfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderSqualiformes
  5. familyEtmopteridae
  6. genusCentroscyllium
  7. SpeciesCentroscyllium fabricii (Reinhardt, 1825)

Synonyms Centroscyllium farbicii, Spinax fabricii

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • světloun grónskýCzech
  • Fabricius-DornhaiGerman
  • tollo negroSpanish
  • tummavalohaiFinnish
  • aiguillat noirFrench
  • Sötét tüskéscápaHungarian
  • Pescecane neroItalian
  • Tamsusis centroscilisLithuanian
  • Zwarte lantaarnhaaiDutch
  • Koleń czarnyPolish
  • Чёрная собачья акула ФабрициусаRussian
  • Акула собача чорна ФабріціяUkrainian
  • 黑霞鯊Chinese
  • Dunkler DornhaiGerman
  • Tollo Egro MergaSpanish
  • Tollo Negro MergaSpanish
  • tollo prietoSpanish
  • paprastasis juodasis šunryklisLithuanian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the black dogfish

Other species in the same genus Centroscyllium.

Black shark

Centroscyllium nigrum

EtmopteridaeNo free photo yet

Jelly shark

Centroscyllium kamoharai

EtmopteridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the black dogfish?

The black dogfish (Centroscyllium fabricii) belongs to the family Etmopteridae 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). Black dogfish (Centroscyllium fabricii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-dogfish

MLA

“Black dogfish (Centroscyllium fabricii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-dogfish.

BibTeX
@misc{black_dogfish_2026,
  title = {Black dogfish (Centroscyllium fabricii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-dogfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}