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Ornate dogfish

Centroscyllium ornatum (Alcock, 1889)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

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

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Quick facts about the ornate 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 ornate dogfish live?

Not recorded

Is the ornate 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 ornate dogfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderSqualiformes
  5. familyEtmopteridae
  6. genusCentroscyllium
  7. SpeciesCentroscyllium ornatum (Alcock, 1889)

Synonyms Paracentroscyllium ornatum

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • světloun bengálskýCzech
  • Tollo Negro EleganteSpanish
  • koruvalohaiFinnish
  • Aiguillat élégantFrench
  • Pescecane ornatoItalian
  • Sierlijke lantaarnhaaiDutch
  • 印度洋霞鯊Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ornate 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 ornate dogfish?

The ornate dogfish (Centroscyllium ornatum) belongs to the family Etmopteridae in the order Squaliformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ornate dogfish (Centroscyllium ornatum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ornate-dogfish

MLA

“Ornate dogfish (Centroscyllium ornatum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ornate-dogfish.

BibTeX
@misc{ornate_dogfish_2026,
  title = {Ornate dogfish (Centroscyllium ornatum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ornate-dogfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}