Granular dogfish

Granular dogfish
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Order:	Squaliformes
Family:	Etmopteridae
Genus:	Centroscyllium
Species:	C. granulatum
Binomial name
Centroscyllium granulatum Günther, 1887
Range of the granular dogfish (in blue)

The granular dogfish, Centroscyllium granulatum, is a little-known, very small dogfish shark of the family Etmopteridae, endemic to the Falkland Islands.

Physical characteristics[]

The granular dogfish has no anal fin, two dorsal spines with the second one much larger than the first, a large second dorsal fin, a long abdomen, small pectoral and pelvic fins, a large eye, prominent nostrils and spiracles, and brownish-black coloration. It is very small, growing to only 28 cm.

Distribution[]

They have only been found around the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.

Habits and habitat[]

Almost nothing is known about this shark. It has been caught at around 450 m depth.

References[]

• Kyne, P.M., Acuña, E., Bustamante, C. & Herman, K. (2020). "Centroscyllium granulatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• "Centroscyllium granulatum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 February 2006.
• Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Centroscyllium granulatum" in FishBase. 06 2006 version.
• FAO Species Catalogue Volume 4 Parts 1 and 2 Sharks of the World