Arrowspine dogfish vs black-calabash

Centrophorus moluccensis compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

• Arrowspine dogfish is Vulnerable while black-calabash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowspine dogfish	black-calabash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Centrophoridae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Centrophorus	Amphitecna
Species	Centrophorus moluccensis	Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

Arrowspine dogfish

VU — Vulnerable

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowspine dogfish	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowspine dogfish

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

black-calabash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Arrowspine dogfish

The Arrowspine dogfish, Centrophorus moluccensis, is a species. It is currently assessed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.