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Roughskin dogfish

Cirrhigaleus asper (Merrett, 1973)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The roughskin dogfish (Cirrhigaleus asper) is a species in the family Squalidae, order Squaliformes.

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Quick facts about the roughskin 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 roughskin dogfish live?

Not recorded

Is the roughskin 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 roughskin dogfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderSqualiformes
  5. familySqualidae
  6. genusCirrhigaleus
  7. SpeciesCirrhigaleus asper (Merrett, 1973)

Synonyms Squalus asper

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Roughskin dogsharkEnglish
  • Roughskin spiny dogfishEnglish
  • Roughskin spurdogEnglish
  • ostroun drsnotělýCzech
  • Rauhaut-DornhaiGerman
  • cazón bagreSpanish
  • karheapiikkihaiFinnish
  • Aiguillat à peau rugueuseFrench
  • Pescecane mandarino pellerugosaItalian
  • Ruwe doornhaaiDutch
  • Quelme-rugosoPortuguese
  • Galludo RaspaSpanish
  • Cação-de-pele-rugosaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the roughskin dogfish

Other species in the same genus Cirrhigaleus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the roughskin dogfish?

The roughskin dogfish (Cirrhigaleus asper) belongs to the family Squalidae 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). Roughskin dogfish (Cirrhigaleus asper). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/roughskin-dogfish

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“Roughskin dogfish (Cirrhigaleus asper).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/roughskin-dogfish.

BibTeX
@misc{roughskin_dogfish_2026,
  title = {Roughskin dogfish (Cirrhigaleus asper)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/roughskin-dogfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}