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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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderSqualiformes
  5. familyOxynotidae
  6. genusOxynotus
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the don pedro

Other species in the same genus Oxynotus.

Rough shark

Oxynotus bruniensis

OxynotidaeNo free photo yet

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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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Don Pedro (Oxynotus centrina). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/don-pedro

MLA

“Don Pedro (Oxynotus centrina).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/don-pedro.

BibTeX
@misc{don_pedro_2026,
  title = {Don Pedro (Oxynotus centrina)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/don-pedro},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}