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Longsnout dogfish

Deania quadrispinosa (McCulloch, 1915)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The longsnout dogfish (Deania quadrispinosa) is a species in the family Centrophoridae, order Squaliformes.

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Quick facts about the longsnout dogfish

Weight
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Length
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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 longsnout dogfish live?

Not recorded

Is the longsnout 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 longsnout dogfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderSqualiformes
  5. familyCentrophoridae
  6. genusDeania
  7. SpeciesDeania quadrispinosa (McCulloch, 1915)

Synonyms Acanthidium quadrispinosum, Deania quadrispinosum, Deania quadrispinosus

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Long-snout dogfishEnglish
  • Long-snouted dogfishEnglish
  • bezkýlovec dlouhonosýCzech
  • Langschnauzen-DornhaiGerman
  • Tollo TrompalargaSpanish
  • ruskolattahaiFinnish
  • Squale-savate à long nezFrench
  • Pescecane musolungo comuneItalian
  • LangsnuitsnavelhaaiDutch
  • Tubarão-patoPortuguese
  • Длиннорылая деанияRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the longsnout dogfish

Other species in the same genus Deania.

Brier shark

Deania calceus

CentrophoridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the longsnout dogfish?

The longsnout dogfish (Deania quadrispinosa) belongs to the family Centrophoridae in the order Squaliformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Longsnout dogfish (Deania quadrispinosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/longsnout-dogfish

MLA

“Longsnout dogfish (Deania quadrispinosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/longsnout-dogfish.

BibTeX
@misc{longsnout_dogfish_2026,
  title = {Longsnout dogfish (Deania quadrispinosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/longsnout-dogfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}