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Jelly shark

Centroscyllium kamoharai Abe, 1966

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The jelly shark (Centroscyllium kamoharai) is a species in the family Etmopteridae, order Squaliformes.

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Quick facts about the jelly shark

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 jelly shark live?

Not recorded

Is the jelly shark 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 jelly shark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderSqualiformes
  5. familyEtmopteridae
  6. genusCentroscyllium
  7. SpeciesCentroscyllium kamoharai Abe, 1966
Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Bareskin dogfishEnglish
  • světloun surugaskýCzech
  • Tollo Negro LisoSpanish
  • Aiguillat LisseFrench
  • Pescecane pellenudaItalian
  • ハダカカスミザメJapanese
  • Naakte lantaarnhaaiDutch
  • Чёрная собачья акула КамохарыRussian
  • 狗鮫Chinese
  • Hadaka-kasumizameJapanese
  • 蒲原氏刺狗鮫Chinese
  • 蒲原氏霞鯊Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the jelly shark

Other species in the same genus Centroscyllium.

Black dogfish

Centroscyllium fabricii

EtmopteridaeNo free photo yet

Black shark

Centroscyllium nigrum

EtmopteridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the jelly shark?

The jelly shark (Centroscyllium kamoharai) belongs to the family Etmopteridae in the order Squaliformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Jelly shark (Centroscyllium kamoharai). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/jelly-shark

MLA

“Jelly shark (Centroscyllium kamoharai).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/jelly-shark.

BibTeX
@misc{jelly_shark_2026,
  title = {Jelly shark (Centroscyllium kamoharai)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/jelly-shark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}