Scymnodon
# Scymnodon

Scymnodon is a genus of squaliform sharks in the family Somniosidae.

## Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:

* Scymnodon ichiharai Ka. Yano & S. Tanaka (II), 1984 (Japanese velvet dogfish)
* Scymnodon macracanthus (Regan, 1906) (largespine velvet dogfish)
* Scymnodon plunketi (Waite, 1910) (Plunket's shark)
* Scymnodon ringens Barbosa du Bocage & Brito Capello, 1864 (knifetooth dogfish)
