Squaliformes are a large and diverse order of sharks characterized by having two dorsal fins, no anal fin, and no nictitating membrane. They’re found all over the world. Some popular species are the @greenland shark, the @gulper shark, and the @viper dogfish.
Family: Etmopteridae | Genus: Etmopterus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
The African lantern shark is a small shark, usually about 30 cm (11.8 in) long, found in the western coast of Africa. It belongs to the family Etmopteridahe. Biology and Behaviour The African lanternshark has a blackish-grey body covered with… read more.
Family: Oxynotidae | Genus: Oxynotus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Endangered
The Angular Roughshark is found in the eastern Atlantic, from Norway all the way down to South Africa and throughout the Mediterranean at depths between 35 and 805 meters (115–2,641 ft). They were once present in the Adriatic and Aegean… read more.
Family: Centrophoridae | Genus: Daenia | Species: Deania profundorum | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Near Threatened
The Arrowhead Dogfish is a small deep-water shark with a widespread but patchy distribution. It can be found on continental and insular slopes at depths between 205 and 1,800 m (673–5,906 ft). Biology and Behaviour The depth at which Arrowhead… read more.
Family: Somniosidae | Genus: Scymnodalatias | Species: Scymnodalatias garricki | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Data Deficient
The Azores dogfish is a rare deepwater dogfish known from only two specimens collected around the Azores. It has been captured over seamounts at depths ranging from 300 to 580 m (984–1,903 ft). Biology and Behaviour There is very little… read more.
Family: Etmopteridae | Genus: Centroscyllium | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
The Bareskin Dogfish is a little-known deepwater dogfish found on or near the bottom of continental and insular slopes and seamounts. It has been recorded in waters around Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Australia and New Zealand. Bareskin dogfish can be… read more.
Family: Squalidae | Genus: Squalus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
The bartail spurdog is a small deepwater dogfish endemic to Australia and found in northeastern Queensland. It occurs on the upper continental slope at depths of 225 to 454 m (738–1,490 ft). Like other spurdogs, the species has smooth spines… read more.
Family: Squalidae | Genus: Squalus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Data Deficient
The Bighead Spurdog is a small dogfish species found in deep waters around New Caledonia, at depths ranging from 448 to 880 m (1,470–2,887 ft). Very little is known about the species’ biology because it is known from only a… read more.
Family: Centrophoridae | Genus: Daenia | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Near Threatened
The Birdbeak Dogfish is a shark of the family Centrophoridae, mainly found in the Pacific Ocean, Southern Australia and the Atlantic Ocean. Biology and Description The Birdbeak Dogfish has a very long, narrow snout, no anal fin and low dorsal… read more.
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