longnose velvet-shark

Centroselachus crepidater

Longnose hunter of fish and squid

Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Europe
Oceania
South America
South Asia
Elongated
Large

The longnose velvet dogfish (Centroselachus crepidater) is a sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, found circumglobally in Southern Hemisphere subtropical seas, at depths of between 230 and 1,500 m. It reaches a length of 130 cm. It has a diet consisting of predominantly mesopelagic fishes and squids.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Dogfish Sharks
Family: Somniosidae
Genus: Centroselachus
Maximum length: 130 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Iceland, Faeroe Islands along Atlantic slope to Portugal, Senegal, Madeira, Gabon to Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia (Ref. 247 ). Indian Ocean: Aldabra and the Travancore coast of India. Western Pacific: New South Wales, Australia and New Zealand. Southeast Pacific: northern Chile.
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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