Don Pedro
Oxynotus centrina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Status not recordedsharks and rays
The don pedro (Oxynotus centrina) is a species in the family Oxynotidae, order Squaliformes.
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Quick facts about the don pedro
- Weight
- up to 7.88 kg
- Length
- up to 80 cm
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 10.7
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1
- Reproduction
- Live birth
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the don pedro live?
Not recorded
Is the don pedro 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 don pedro classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classElasmobranchii
- orderSqualiformes
- familyOxynotidae
- genusOxynotus
- SpeciesOxynotus centrina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Centrina oxynotus, Centrina salviani, Centrina vulpecula, Oxinotus centrina, Oxynotus salviani, Oxynotus shubnikovi, Squalus centrina
Other names and names in other languages (37)
- Angular rough-sharkEnglish
- Angular roughsharkEnglish
- KalbArabic
- gochu de marAsturian
- Porc maríCatalan
- světloun ostnatýCzech
- trekanthajDanish
- MeersauGerman
- ΟξύνωτοςGreek
- cerdo marinoSpanish
- särmäpurjehaiFinnish
- centrineFrench
- Peixe porcoGalician
- טריזן צניניHebrew
- disznócápaHungarian
- Pesce PorcoItalian
- paprastasis tribriaunis ryklysLithuanian
- GrootvindoornhaaiDutch
- brązoszPolish
- Tubarão-porcoPortuguese
- акула-свиньяRussian
- peshku derrAlbanian
- trekantshajSwedish
- DomuzTurkish
- Almindelig trekanthajDanish
- Gefleckte MeersauGerman
- ΑχινόγατοςGreek
- OξύνωτοςGreek
- Cerdo marino comúnSpanish
- tiburón cerdoSpanish
- Centrine communeFrench
- humantinFrench
- Pesce porco comuneItalian
- StrijkijzerruwhaaiDutch
- обыкновенная центринаRussian
- domuz baligiTurkish
- domuz balığıTurkish
Relatives of the don pedro
Other species in the same genus Oxynotus.
Rough shark
Oxynotus bruniensis
Kite-fin shark
Oxynotus paradoxus
Japanese roughshark
Oxynotus japonicus
Caribbean roughshark
Oxynotus caribbaeus
CompareDon Pedro vs Rough sharkDon Pedro vs Kite-fin sharkDon Pedro vs Japanese roughsharkDon Pedro vs Caribbean roughshark
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the don pedro?
The don pedro (Oxynotus centrina) belongs to the family Oxynotidae 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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