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Dogshark

Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker, 1860

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The dogshark (Centrophorus moluccensis) is a species in the family Centrophoridae, order Squaliformes.

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Quick facts about the dogshark

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 dogshark live?

Not recorded

Is the dogshark 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 dogshark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderSqualiformes
  5. familyCentrophoridae
  6. genusCentrophorus
  7. SpeciesCentrophorus moluccensis Bleeker, 1860

Synonyms Atractophorus armatus, Centrophorus scalpratus

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Endeavour dogfishEnglish
  • Smallfin gulper sharkEnglish
  • Southern dogfishEnglish
  • Hiu tajibcn
  • bezkýlovec maloploutvýCzech
  • Kleinflossen-SchlinghaiGerman
  • Requin chagrin cagaouFrench
  • Cucut botolIndonesian
  • Centroforo pinna piccolaItalian
  • オキナワヤジリザメJapanese
  • KleinvinzwelghaaiDutch
  • Малоплавниковая короткошипая акулаRussian
  • 刺鯊Chinese
  • Squale-chagrin cagaouFrench
  • 棘沙Chinese
  • 沙魚Chinese
  • 皺皮刺鯊Chinese
  • 皺皮尖鰭鮫Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dogshark

Other species in the same genus Centrophorus.

Gulper shark

Centrophorus granulosus

CentrophoridaeNo free photo yet

Mosaic dogfish

Centrophorus tessellatus

CentrophoridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dogshark?

The dogshark (Centrophorus moluccensis) belongs to the family Centrophoridae in the order Squaliformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dogshark (Centrophorus moluccensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dogshark

MLA

“Dogshark (Centrophorus moluccensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dogshark.

BibTeX
@misc{dogshark_2026,
  title = {Dogshark (Centrophorus moluccensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dogshark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}