Choose your destination.   '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 January   X x x x February x x x x x March x x x x x April x x x x x May x x x x x June x x x x   July x x x x   August x x x x   September x x x x   October x x x x   November x x x x   December x x x x   Portuguese Dogfish Scientifically: Centroscymnus coelolepis. What To Look For: A long, stocky dogfish with 2 small dorsal fins and very small fin spines. this species is both common and ide-ranging, and is mostly found living near the sea-bed on continental slopes at depths of between 300 and 4000m. Size: Up to 1.2 m. Distribution: North-Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, but also recorded from Newfoundland, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Slope at depths of 668-1016 m; elsewhere, down to 3675 m. Food: Bony fish, gastropods, squid, octopus, and cetacean meat. Breeding: Live-bearer, with about 15 pups per litter. Danger To Humans: Not known to be dangerous. Back To Top

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