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Centroscymnus owstoni

The roughskin dogfish (Centroscymnus owstonii) is a sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, found around the world on continental shelves in tropical, subtropical and temperate seas, at depths of between 100 and 1,500 m. It reaches a length of 121 cm. The New Zealand Department of Conservation has classified the roughskin dogfish as 'Not Threatened' under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.

[ "Fishery", "Centroscymnus coelolepis" ]
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