Deep-Sea taxon details
Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
105901 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105901)
accepted
Species
Centrophorus foliaceus Günther, 1877 · unaccepted
Centroscymnus fuscus Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924 · unaccepted
Lepidorhinus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788) · unaccepted
Machephilus dumerili Johnson, 1868 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Bonnaterre, J. P. (1788). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie. <em>Panckoucke, Paris.</em> i-lvi + 1-215, Pls. A-B. 1-100., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=Z67NZ0_oObYC&pg=PR1 [details] 
Description A large, deepwater dogfish of the continental slopes. Rare above 1000 m depth in the eastern Atlantic. Also found...
Description A large, deepwater dogfish of the continental slopes. Rare above 1000 m depth in the eastern Atlantic. Also found pelagically between the surface and 1250 m. Ovoviviparous, with number of young 5 per litter. Utilized dried salted for human consumption and for fishmeal. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105901 on 2026-03-19
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105901 on 2026-03-19
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(of ) Bonnaterre, J. P. (1788). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie. <em>Panckoucke, Paris.</em> i-lvi + 1-215, Pls. A-B. 1-100., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=Z67NZ0_oObYC&pg=PR1 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description A large, deepwater dogfish of the continental slopes. Rare above 1000 m depth in the eastern Atlantic. Also found pelagically between the surface and 1250 m. Ovoviviparous, with number of young 5 per litter. Utilized dried salted for human consumption and for fishmeal. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | schubzwelghaai | [details] |
| English | leafscale gulper shark | [details] |
| French | squale-chagrin de l'Atlantique | [details] |
| German | blattschuppiger SchlingerhaiBlattschuppen-Schlingerhai | [details] |
| Hebrew | קוצן | [details] |
| Japanese | モミジザメ | [details] |
| Lithuanian | pilkasis trumpadyglis ryklys | [details] |
| Polish | koleń czerwony | [details] |
| Russian | Серая короткошипая акула | [details] |
| Spanish | quelvacho negro | [details] |
| Turkish | köpekbalığı | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (60 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Centrophorus foliaceus Günther, 1877)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Lepidorhinus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Centroscymnus fuscus Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Machephilus dumerili Johnson, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (71 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Centrophorus squamosus)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Centrophorus foliaceus Günther, 1877)
To FishBase (from synonym Centroscymnus fuscus Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)
To FishBase (from synonym Lepidorhinus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788))
To FishBase (from synonym Machephilus dumerili Johnson, 1868)
To GenBank (127 nucleotides; 91 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To NHMUK collection (Centrophorus foliaceus Günther, 1877; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3109751) (from synonym Centrophorus foliaceus Günther, 1877)
To NHMUK collection (Machephilus dumerili Johnson, 1868; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3135400) (from synonym Machephilus dumerili Johnson, 1868)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Centrophorus squamosus RAD100040-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Centrophorus squamosus RAD100040-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (60 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Centrophorus foliaceus Günther, 1877)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Lepidorhinus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Centroscymnus fuscus Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Machephilus dumerili Johnson, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (71 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Centrophorus squamosus)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Centrophorus foliaceus Günther, 1877)
To FishBase (from synonym Centroscymnus fuscus Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)
To FishBase (from synonym Lepidorhinus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788))
To FishBase (from synonym Machephilus dumerili Johnson, 1868)
To GenBank (127 nucleotides; 91 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To NHMUK collection (Centrophorus foliaceus Günther, 1877; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3109751) (from synonym Centrophorus foliaceus Günther, 1877)
To NHMUK collection (Machephilus dumerili Johnson, 1868; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3135400) (from synonym Machephilus dumerili Johnson, 1868)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Centrophorus squamosus RAD100040-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Centrophorus squamosus RAD100040-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
