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Highfin dogfish

Centroscyllium excelsum Shirai & Nakaya, 1990

Status not recordedsharks and rays

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

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Quick facts about the highfin dogfish

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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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 highfin dogfish live?

Not recorded

Is the highfin 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 highfin dogfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderSqualiformes
  5. familyEtmopteridae
  6. genusCentroscyllium
  7. SpeciesCentroscyllium excelsum Shirai & Nakaya, 1990
Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • světloun vznešenýCzech
  • Pescecane pinna altaItalian
  • オオカスミザメJapanese
  • 高體霞鯊Chinese
  • OokasumizameJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the highfin dogfish

Other species in the same genus Centroscyllium.

Black dogfish

Centroscyllium fabricii

EtmopteridaeNo free photo yet

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 highfin dogfish?

The highfin dogfish (Centroscyllium excelsum) belongs to the family Etmopteridae 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). Highfin dogfish (Centroscyllium excelsum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/highfin-dogfish

MLA

“Highfin dogfish (Centroscyllium excelsum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/highfin-dogfish.

BibTeX
@misc{highfin_dogfish_2026,
  title = {Highfin dogfish (Centroscyllium excelsum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/highfin-dogfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}