- Lowfin gulper shark
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Lowfin gulper shark Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Squaliformes Family: Centrophoridae Genus: Centrophorus Species: C. lusitanicus Binomial name Centrophorus lusitanicus
(Barbosa du Bocage & Brito Capello, 1864)
Range of lowfin gulper shark (in blue) The lowfin gulper shark, Centrophorus lusitanicus, is a large deepwater dogfish.
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Physical characteristics
The lowfin gulper shark has no anal fin, two dorsal fins with spines with the first dorsal fin being much longer than the rear, a long broad snout, and angular pectoral fins. Maximum length is 1.6 m.
Distribution
The lowfin gulper shark is found in the Eastern Atlantic off Portugal and West Africa, the Indian Ocean around Mozambique and Madagascar, and the West Pacific by Taiwan.
Habits and habitat
Lowfin gulper sharks live at depths between 300 and 1,400 m. They are ovoviviparous and give birth to up to 6 pups per litter. They feed on other sharks, boney fish, crabs, and lobsters.
See also
References
- "Centrophorus lusitanicus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=160640. Retrieved 05 February 2006.
- FAO Species Catalogue Volume 4 Parts 1 and 2 Sharks of the World
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Centrophorus lusitanicus" in FishBase. 02 2006 version.
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