Black dogfish
📖 Overview
Found on the outermost continental shelves and upper slopes, mostly below 275 m . Epibenthic-pelagic . At high latitudes, may move up to the surface especially during the winter . Bottom water temp. Are from 3.5 to 4.5°C, but sometimes down to 1°C. Segregation by sex and size as well as by movement into shallower water and by increase in school size is sometimes seen. Feeds on crustaceans, cephalopods, jellyfish and small fishes. Ovoviviparous , with at least 14 pups in a litter . Has luminescent organs in skin. May reach 107 cm.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Adults uniformly blackish; fins of juveniles with white margins .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Black dogfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Distinct pairing with embrace .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal, usually 180 - 2250 m . Deep-water; 1°C - 5°C ; 68°N - 57°S, 99°W - 120°E Northwest Atlantic: South Baffin Island and Greenland to Virginia, USA and possibly the Gulf of Mexico.
🌿 Ecology
crustaceans, cephalopods, jellyfish and small fishes
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Black dog fish · Black dogfish |
| 🌍CES | světloun grónský |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Fabricius sorthaj |
| 🇩🇪German | Dunkler Dornhai · Fabricius-Dornhai |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | tummavalohai |
| 🇫🇷French | Aiguillat noir |
| 🇭🇺Hungarian | Sötét tüskéscápa |
| 🌍ISL | Svartháfur |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Pescecane nero |
| 🌍LIT | Tamsusis centroscilis · paprastasis juodasis šunryklis |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Zwarte lantaarnhaai |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Koleń czarny |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Чёрная собачья акула Фабрициуса |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Tollo Egro Merga · Tollo Negro Merga · Tollo negro · tollo prieto |
| 🌍UKR | Акула собача чорна Фабріція |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 黑霞鯊 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centroscyllium farbicii | Reinhardt | 1825 | Synonym |
| Spinax fabricii | Reinhardt | 1825 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 36 records indexed .
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