Species FAO code: –

Centroscymnus owstonii

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
EU quality schemes and nutrition values
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Czech Republic	cs Žralok	–
Portugal	pt Tubarão [Centroscymnus cryptacanthus synonym for Centroscymnus owstonii]	Azores: Xara-preta-de-natura [Centroscymnus cryptacanthus synonym for Centroscymnus owstonii]
Spain	es Rasqueta [Centroscymnus cryptacanthus synonym for Centroscymnus owstonii] es Tollo es Mielga es Cazón	Canary Islands: Rasqueta [Centroscymnus cryptacanthus synonym for Centroscymnus owstonii] Canary Islands: Tramolla [Centroscymnus cryptacanthus synonym for Centroscymnus owstonii] Asturias: Rata Asturias: Gata Galicia: Foca

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

List item: Trawls

Trawls

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Centroscymnus owstonii Garman, 1906

Nutrition values

	Nutrition values per serving (100g)
Energy	130.0 kcal
Total fat	4.51 g
Saturates	0.925 g
Carbohydrate	0.0 g
Sugars	0.0 g
Protein	20.98 g
Salt	197.5 mg

Source: USDA - FoodData Central

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Centroscymnus owstonii Garman, 1906

Scientific name

Centroscymnus owstonii

Author

Garman, 1906

Rank

Species

Morphological description

Dark brown or black in color, dorsal fins with extreme tips of fin spines protruding from the fins, moderately long snout, lanceolate upper teeth and bladelike lower teeth with short, oblique cusps, fairly stocky body that does not taper abruptly from pectoral region, large lateral trunk denticles with mostly smooth, circular, cuspidate and acuspidate crowns in adults and subadults (Ref. 247).

Taxonomic classification

ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderSqualiformes
  - FamilySomniosidae
    - GenusCentroscymnus
      - SpeciesCentroscymnus owstonii

Synonyms

Centroscymnus owstoni Garman, 1906
Centroscymnus cryptacanthus Regan, 1906

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Centroscymnus owstonii Garman, 1906

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Centroscymnus owstonii

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Trawls

Nutrition values

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast