Arrowhead dogfish

Arrowhead dogfish have extremely long angular snouts, no anal fin, small first dorsal and long rear dorsal spines, and pitchfork shaped dermal denticles.

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The Arrowhead dogfish lives in the bathydemersal, marine, depth range 205 - 1800 m environment.

The arrowhead dogfish, Deania profundorum, is a small little known deepwater dogfish of the family Centrophoridae. More

Facts about arrowhead dogfish shark, as discussed in Britannica Compton's Encyclopedia arrowhead dogfish shark: = The bottom-dwelling, little-studied shark known as the arrowhead dogfish shark belongs to the genus Deania. More

Common names

arrowhead dogfish in English
Ferreta in Portuguese (Português)
Longsnout dogfish in English
Pating in Tagalog
Pijlpuntsnavelhaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
Sapa-branca in Portuguese (Português)
Sapata in Portuguese (Português)
Squale-savate lutin in French (français)
Tollo flecha in Spanish (español)
深水田氏鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
深水田氏鲨 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Squaliformes
Family : Centrophoridae
Genus : Deania
Species : Deania profundorum
Authority : Smith & Radcliffe, 1912