''Centrophorus'' is a genus of

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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

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. These spines give them their name, from

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, ''kentron'' meaning "thorn" and φέρειν, ''pherein'' meaning "to bear". The genus is present in the fossil record from the

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(''C. squamosus'') onwards.

Species

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Centrophorus atromarginatus The dwarf gulper shark (''Centrophorus atromarginatus'') is a dogfish of the family Centrophoridae. Physical characteristics The maximum total length recorded for the gulper shark is 5 ft (150 cm). Gulper shark pups average from 1 to 1.4 ft ( ...

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, 1913. (dwarf gulper shark) * ''

Centrophorus granulosus The gulper shark (''Centrophorus granulosus'') is a long and slender Squalidae, dogfish usually about three feet in length generally found in deep, murky waters all around the world. It is a light grayish brown, Countershading, paler ventrally, ...

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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 The lowfin gulper shark (''Centrophorus lusitanicus'') is a large deepwater dogfish in the family Centrophoridae. Physical characteristics The lowfin gulper shark has no anal fin, two dorsal fins (with spines with the first dorsabeing much long ...

'' Barbosa du Bocage & Brito Capello, 1864 (lowfin gulper shark) * ''

Centrophorus moluccensis The smallfin gulper shark or endeavour dogfish, (''Centrophorus moluccensis'') is a medium-sized deepwater dogfish in the family Centrophoridae. Physical characteristics The smallfin gulper has no anal fin, two dorsal fins with spines, long free ...

Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Centrophorus seychellorum The Seychelles gulper shark (''Centrophorus seychellorum'') is a species of fish in the family Centrophoridae found in Alphonse island in Seychelles. This species is distinguished by having large tip of snout to first dorsal distance of 34% TL; f ...

'' Baranes, 2003 (Seychelles gulper shark) * ''

Centrophorus squamosus The leafscale gulper shark (''Centrophorus squamosus'') is a Squaliformes, dogfish of the family (biology), family Centrophoridae. ''C. squamosus'' is reported to have a lifespan of approximately 70 years, based on otolith ring counts. It was th ...

'' Bonnaterre, 1788 (leafscale gulper shark) * ''

Centrophorus tessellatus The mosaic gulper shark (''Centrophorus tessellatus'') is a small rare deepwater dogfish, found in the Pacific Ocean around Honshū, Japan and the Hawaiian Islands at depths between 260 and 728 m. It is one of 13 described species in the genus '' ...

'' Garman, 1906 (mosaic gulper shark) * ''

Centrophorus uyato The little gulper shark (''Centrophorus uyato'') is a small, deepwater dogfish of the family Centrophoridae. Physical characteristics The little gulper shark has no anal fin, two dorsal fins with spines, slightly humped back before the first do ...

'' Rafinesque, 1810 (little gulper shark) * '' Centrophorus westraliensis'' W. T. White,

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& 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)

References

* {{Authority control Turonian genus first appearances Shark genera Taxa named by Johannes Peter Müller Taxa named by Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle Extant Turonian first appearances

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