Centroscyllium kamoharai Abe, 1966
Bareskin dogfish
Hadaka-kasumizame
Centroscyllium kamoharai
photo by FAO

Family:  Etmopteridae (Lantern sharks)
Max. size:  60 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 730 - 1200 m
Distribution:  Western Pacific: Japan and Australia (including Western Australia).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found on the continental slope (Ref. 6871, 75154). Little is known of its biology; presumably ovoviviparous (Ref. 6871).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 24 June 2017 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Type locality, Suruga Bay, off Yaizu, Honshu, ZlUT 52310 (holotype of Centroscyllium kamoharai, 44 cm TL, adult female) (Ref. 47737). Also known from the Okinawa Trough (Ref. 13360). Also Ref. 247, 75154.


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