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    Portuguese Dogfish

    Portuguese Dogfish

    Centroscymnus coelolepis

    Sharks & Rays
    Near Threatened

    The Portuguese Dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) is recorded at 7 diving areas across 6 countries, most often around Canary Islands, Cape Town & Western Cape and Sydney & New South Wales.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 4 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Sydney & New South WalesAustralia
    Regularly seen here
    Bay of IslandsNew Zealand
    Occasionally seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Cape Town & Western CapeSouth Africa
    Regularly seen here
    Mediterranean & Europe
    Algarve & BerlengasPortugal
    Regularly seen here
    AzoresPortugal
    Regularly seen here
    Canary IslandsSpain
    Regularly seen here
    South America
    Salvador & BahiaBrazil
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassElasmobranchii
    OrderSqualiformes
    FamilySomniosidae
    GenusCentroscymnus

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