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Mosaic dogfish

Centrophorus tessellatus Garman, 1906

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The mosaic dogfish (Centrophorus tessellatus) is a species in the family Centrophoridae, order Squaliformes.

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Quick facts about the mosaic dogfish

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 mosaic dogfish live?

Not recorded

Is the mosaic 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 mosaic dogfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderSqualiformes
  5. familyCentrophoridae
  6. genusCentrophorus
  7. SpeciesCentrophorus tessellatus Garman, 1906

Synonyms Centrophorus tasselatus, Centrophorus tesselatus

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Mosaic gulper sharkEnglish
  • bezkýlovec kostkovanýCzech
  • Mosaik-SchlinghaiGerman
  • Quelvacho MosaicoSpanish
  • Squale-chagrin mosaïqueFrench
  • Centroforo mosaicoItalian
  • ゲンロクザメJapanese
  • MozaekzwelghaaiDutch
  • 鋸齒刺鯊Chinese
  • GenrokuzameJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mosaic dogfish

Other species in the same genus Centrophorus.

Gulper shark

Centrophorus granulosus

CentrophoridaeNo free photo yet

Dogshark

Centrophorus moluccensis

CentrophoridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the mosaic dogfish?

The mosaic dogfish (Centrophorus tessellatus) 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). Mosaic dogfish (Centrophorus tessellatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mosaic-dogfish

MLA

“Mosaic dogfish (Centrophorus tessellatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mosaic-dogfish.

BibTeX
@misc{mosaic_dogfish_2026,
  title = {Mosaic dogfish (Centrophorus tessellatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mosaic-dogfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}