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    Deepwater Spiny Dogfish

    Deepwater Spiny Dogfish

    Centrophorus squamosus

    Sharks & Rays
    Endangered

    The Deepwater Spiny Dogfish (Centrophorus squamosus) is recorded at 13 diving areas across 8 countries, most often around Kaikōura, Azores and Santa Marta & Tayrona.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 6 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Bay of IslandsNew Zealand
    Occasionally seen here
    KaikōuraNew Zealand
    Regularly seen here
    Caribbean
    BiminiBahamas
    Rarely seen here
    Nassau & New ProvidenceBahamas
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Mayotte LagoonMayotte
    Rarely seen here
    Aldabra & Outer IslandsSeychelles
    Rarely seen here
    Cape Town & Western CapeSouth Africa
    Rarely seen here
    Sodwana BaySouth Africa
    Rarely seen here
    Mediterranean & Europe
    Algarve & BerlengasPortugal
    Occasionally seen here
    AzoresPortugal
    Regularly seen here
    South America
    Santa Marta & TayronaColombia
    Regularly seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassElasmobranchii
    OrderSqualiformes
    FamilyCentrophoridae
    GenusCentrophorus

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