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Sparsetooth dogfish

Scymnodalatias oligodon Kukuev & Konovalenko, 1988

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The sparsetooth dogfish (Scymnodalatias oligodon) is a species in the family Somniosidae, order Squaliformes.

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Quick facts about the sparsetooth 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 sparsetooth dogfish live?

Not recorded

Is the sparsetooth 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 sparsetooth dogfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderSqualiformes
  5. familySomniosidae
  6. genusScymnodalatias
  7. SpeciesScymnodalatias oligodon Kukuev & Konovalenko, 1988
Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • světloun málozubýCzech
  • Wenigzahn-DornhaiGerman
  • Bruja sin dientesSpanish
  • Pescecane denti radiItalian
  • Tandarme ijshaaiDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sparsetooth dogfish

Other species in the same genus Scymnodalatias.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sparsetooth dogfish?

The sparsetooth dogfish (Scymnodalatias oligodon) belongs to the family Somniosidae 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). Sparsetooth dogfish (Scymnodalatias oligodon). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sparsetooth-dogfish

MLA

“Sparsetooth dogfish (Scymnodalatias oligodon).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sparsetooth-dogfish.

BibTeX
@misc{sparsetooth_dogfish_2026,
  title = {Sparsetooth dogfish (Scymnodalatias oligodon)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sparsetooth-dogfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}