Endeavour dogs
Centrophorus uyato (Rafinesque, 1810)
Status not recordedsharks and rays
The endeavour dogs (Centrophorus uyato) is a species in the family Centrophoridae, order Squaliformes.
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Quick facts about the endeavour dogs
- 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 endeavour dogs live?
Not recorded
Is the endeavour dogs 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 endeavour dogs classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classElasmobranchii
- orderSqualiformes
- familyCentrophoridae
- genusCentrophorus
- SpeciesCentrophorus uyato (Rafinesque, 1810)
Synonyms Acanthias nigrescens, Acanthias uyatus, Centrophorus armatus barbatus, Centrophorus uyato-machiquensis, Centroporus uyato, Entoxychirus uyatus, Spinax uyatus, Squalus uyato
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- Endeavour dogfishEnglish
- Endeavour sharkEnglish
- Little gulper sharkEnglish
- Southern dogfishEnglish
- bezkýlovec malýCzech
- kleiner SchlingerhaiGerman
- ΜικροκεντροφόροςGreek
- galluditoSpanish
- harmaapistinhaiFinnish
- Petit squale-chagrinFrench
- קוצןHebrew
- Centroforo australeItalian
- mažasis trumpadyglis ryklysLithuanian
- ruhåNorwegian Bokmål
- koleń ujatoPolish
- RamudoPortuguese
- Ржавая короткошипая акулаRussian
- camgozTurkish
- Мала гільчаста акулаUkrainian
- 刺鯊Chinese
- Kleiner SchlinghaiGerman
- Tiburón galluditoSpanish
- Centroforo boccaneraItalian
- camgözTurkish
- kopek baligiTurkish
- köpek balığıTurkish
- Küçük Yutucu KöpekTurkish
- 同齒刺鯊Chinese
- 棘沙Chinese
- 沙魚Chinese
- 箭頭尖鰭鮫Chinese
Relatives of the endeavour dogs
Other species in the same genus Centrophorus.
Gulper shark
Centrophorus granulosus
Leafscraper shark
Centrophorus squamosus
Dwarf gulper shark
Centrophorus atromarginatus
Dogshark
Centrophorus moluccensis
Lowfin gulper shark
Centrophorus lusitanicus
Mosaic dogfish
Centrophorus tessellatus
CompareEndeavour dogs vs Gulper sharkEndeavour dogs vs Leafscraper sharkEndeavour dogs vs Dwarf gulper sharkEndeavour dogs vs Dogshark
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the endeavour dogs?
The endeavour dogs (Centrophorus uyato) 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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