Centrophorus
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| Centrophorus Fossil range: Turonian to Present[1] |
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 Gulper shark, Centrophorus granulosus
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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.
[edit] Species
- Needle dogfish, Centrophorus acus Garman, 1906.
- Dwarf gulper shark, Centrophorus atromarginatus Garman, 1913.
- Gulper shark, Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801).
- Dumb gulper shark, Centrophorus harrissoni McCulloch, 1915.
- Blackfin gulper shark, Centrophorus isodon (Chu, Meng & Liu, 1981).
- Lowfin gulper shark, Centrophorus lusitanicus Barbosa du Bocage & Brito Capello, 1864.
- Smallfin gulper shark, Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker, 1860.
- Taiwan gulper shark, Centrophorus niaukang Teng, 1959.
- Leafscale gulper shark, Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788).
- Mosaic gulper shark, Centrophorus tessellatus Garman, 1906.
- Little gulper shark, Centrophorus uyato (Rafinesque, 1810).
[edit] References
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560.
- Centrophorus (TSN 160632). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 4 May 2006.
- "Centrophorus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
