Portuguese Dogfish

Centroscymnus coelolepis Barbosa du Bocage & de Brito Capello, 1864

IUCN Red List: Near Threatened

Portuguese Dogfish is a fish species recorded in South African waters. Its current IUCN Red List conservation status is Near Threatened, with a population trend reported as Decreasing. This profile is part of EcoAquatic's open conservation dataset for South African aquatic species.

Scientific nameCentroscymnus coelolepis
Common namePortuguese Dogfish
IUCN statusNearThreatened (Near Threatened)
Population trendDecreasing
ClassElasmobranchii
OrderSqualiformes
FamilySomniosidae
GenusCentroscymnus
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