Centrophoridae
| Gulper sharks | |
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| Longsnout dogfish (Deania quadrispinosum) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Centrophoridae Bleeker, 1859 |
| Genera | |
The Centrophoridae are a
Centrophorus granulosus
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These are generally deepwater fish. While some, such as the gulper shark C. granulosus, are found worldwide and ovoviviparous, with the female retaining the egg-cases in her body until they hatch.[1]
They are small to medium sharks, ranging from 79 to 164 cm (2.59 to 5.38 ft) in adult body length. The members of the genus Deania generally have a long flattened snout.
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Species
The 18 known species are grouped into two genera:[1]
- Centrophorus J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837
- Centrophorus atromarginatus Garman, 1913 (dwarf gulper shark)
- J. G. Schneider, 1801). (gulper shark)
- Centrophorus harrissoni McCulloch, 1915 (dumb gulper shark)
- , 1981) (blackfin gulper shark)
- Centrophorus lusitanicus Barbosa du Bocage & Brito Capello, 1864 (lowfin gulper shark)
- Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker, 1860 (smallfin gulper shark)
- Centrophorus seychellorum Baranes, 2003 (Seychelles gulper shark)
- Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788) (leafscale gulper shark)
- Centrophorus tessellatusGarman, 1906 (mosaic gulper shark)
- Centrophorus uyato Rafinesque, 1810 (Little gulper shark)
- Compagno, 2008 (western gulper shark)
- Compagno, 2008 (southern dogfish)
- Centrophorus sp. A (minigulper)
- Centrophorus sp. B (slender gulper)
- Deania D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902
- Deania calcea (R. T. Lowe, 1839) (birdbeak dogfish)
- Deania hystricosa(Garman, 1906) (rough longnose dogfish)
- Deania profundorum (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) (arrowhead dogfish)
- Deania quadrispinosa(McCulloch, 1915) (longsnout dogfish)
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2009). "Centrophoridae" in FishBase. January 2009 version.