Centrophorus
| Centrophorus | |
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| Gulper shark, Centrophorus granulosus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Centrophoridae |
| Genus: | Centrophorus J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837 |
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Centrophorus is a genus of
dorsal fins. These spines give them their name, from Greek
κεντρον, kentron meaning "thorn" and φέρειν, pherein meaning "to bear".
The genus is present in the fossil record from the Paleocene (C. squamosus) onwards.
Species
- Centrophorus atromarginatus Garman, 1913. (dwarf gulper shark)
- 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 uyatoRafinesque, 1810 (little gulper shark)
- Compagno, 2008 (western gulper shark)
- Centrophorus zeehaaniW. T. White, Ebert & Compagno, 2008 (southern dogfish)
- Centrophorus sp. A Not yet described (minigulper)
- Centrophorus sp. B Not yet described (slender gulper)
See also
- List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish
References
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Centrophorus in FishBase. February 2011 version.