''Centrophorus'' is a genus of
squaliform
The Squaliformes are an order (biology), order of sharks that includes about 126 species in seven families.
Members of the order have two dorsal fins, which usually possess spines, they usually have a sharp head, no anal fin or nictitating me ...
shark
Sharks are a group of elasmobranch cartilaginous fish characterized by a ribless endoskeleton, dermal denticles, five to seven gill slits on each side, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head. Modern sharks are classified within the ...
s. These deep-water sharks, found in temperate and tropical oceans throughout the world, are characterized by grey or brown bodies, large green eyes, and spines on both
dorsal fins. These spines give them their name, from
Greek
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, ''kentron'' meaning "thorn" and φέρειν, ''pherein'' meaning "to bear".
The genus is present in the fossil record from the
Paleocene
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(''C. squamosus'') onwards.
Species
* ''
Centrophorus atromarginatus''
Garman, 1913. (dwarf gulper shark)
* ''
Centrophorus granulosus''
Bloch
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& 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 seychellorum''
Baranes, 2003 (Seychelles gulper shark)
* ''
Centrophorus squamosus''
Bonnaterre, 1788 (leafscale gulper shark)
* ''
Centrophorus tessellatus''
Garman, 1906 (mosaic gulper shark)
* ''
Centrophorus uyato''
Rafinesque, 1810 (little gulper shark)
* ''
Centrophorus westraliensis''
W. T. White, Ebert & Compagno, 2008 (western gulper shark)
* ''
Centrophorus zeehaani''
W. 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
This list of prehistoric cartilaginous fish genera is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all Genus, genera that have ever been included in the class chondrichthyes ''and'' are known from the fossil record. This list excludes purely v ...
References
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Turonian genus first appearances
Shark genera
Taxa named by Johannes Peter Müller
Taxa named by Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle
Extant Turonian first appearances