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Whitefin dogfish

Centroscyllium ritteri Jordan & Fowler, 1903

Status not recordedsharks and rays

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

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Quick facts about the whitefin 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 whitefin dogfish live?

Not recorded

Is the whitefin 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 whitefin dogfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderSqualiformes
  5. familyEtmopteridae
  6. genusCentroscyllium
  7. SpeciesCentroscyllium ritteri Jordan & Fowler, 1903
Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • světloun RitterůvCzech
  • Pescecane pinna biancaItalian
  • カスミザメJapanese
  • WitvinlantaarnhaaiDutch
  • Белоперая собачья акулаRussian
  • 白邊霞鯊Chinese
  • KasumizameJapanese
  • Белопёрая собачья акулаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the whitefin 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 whitefin dogfish?

The whitefin dogfish (Centroscyllium ritteri) belongs to the family Etmopteridae in the order Squaliformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Whitefin dogfish (Centroscyllium ritteri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitefin-dogfish

MLA

“Whitefin dogfish (Centroscyllium ritteri).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitefin-dogfish.

BibTeX
@misc{whitefin_dogfish_2026,
  title = {Whitefin dogfish (Centroscyllium ritteri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitefin-dogfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}