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Centrophorus
Temporal range: 94–0 Ma Turonian to Present[1]
Gulper shark, Centrophorus granulosus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Squaliformes Family: Centrophoridae Genus: Centrophorus
J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837Species See text.
Centrophorus is a genus of squaliform sharks. They are deep-water sharks found in temperate and tropical oceans throughout the world. They are characterized by grey or brown bodies, large green eyes, and spines on both dorsal fins. These spines give them their name, from Greek kentron meaning "thorn" and pherein meaning "to bear".
The genus is present in the fossil record from the Paleocene (C. squamosus) onwards.
Species
- Centrophorus acus Garman, 1906. (Needle dogfish)
- Centrophorus atromarginatus Garman, 1913. (Dwarf gulper shark)
- Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). (Gulper shark)
- Centrophorus harrissoni McCulloch, 1915 (Dumb gulper shark)
- Centrophorus isodon (Y. T. Chu, Q. W. Meng & J. X. Liu, 1981) (Blackfin gulper shark)
- Centrophorus lusitanicus Barbosa du Bocage & Brito Capello, 1864 (Lowfin gulper shark)
- Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker, 1860 (Smallfin gulper shark)
- Centrophorus niaukang Teng, 1959 (Taiwan gulper shark)
- Centrophorus robustus S. M. Deng, G. Q. Xiong & H. X. Zhan, 1985
- Centrophorus seychellorum Baranes, 2003
- Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Leafscale gulper shark)
- Centrophorus tessellatus Garman, 1906 (Mosaic gulper shark)
- Centrophorus westraliensis W. T. White, Ebert & Compagno, 2008 (Western gulper shark)
- Centrophorus zeehaani W. T. White, Ebert & Compagno, 2008 (Southern dogfish)
See also
References
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=575&rank=class. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
- "Centrophorus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=160632. Retrieved 4 May 2006.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Centrophorus in FishBase. February 2011 version.
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