Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Superordo: Selachimorpha
Ordo: Squaliformes
Familia: Centrophoridae
Genus: Centrophorus
Species: Centrophorus lusitanicus
Name
Centrophorus lusitanicus (Barbosa du Bocage & Brito Capello, 1864)
Synonyms
Centrophorus ferrugineus Meng, Hu & Li, 1982
Range
Indo-West Pacific: Southeast Africa and China
Eastern Atlantic: Portugal, NW Africa, and S. Africa
References
Barbosa du Bocage, J. V. and de Brito Capello, F. 1864. Sur quelque espèces inédites de Squalidae de la tribu Acanthiana, Gray, qui fréquentent les côtes du Portugal. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 260-263
Vernacular names
English: Lowfin Gulper Shark
The lowfin gulper shark (Centrophorus lusitanicus) is a large deepwater dogfish[2] in the family Centrophoridae.
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. Its 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.[3]
Habits and habitat
Lowfin gulper sharks live at depths between 300 and 1,400 m. They are ovoviviparous and give birth to up to six pups per litter. They feed on other sharks, bony fish, crabs, and lobsters.[4]
References
Clarke, M., White, W. & Compagno, L.J.V. 2009. Centrophorus lusitanicus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T161442A5424877. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161442A5424877.en. Downloaded on 06 October 2017.
"Centrophorus lusitanicus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 February 2006.
FAO Species Catalogue Volume 4 Parts 1 and 2 Sharks of the World
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Centrophorus lusitanicus" in FishBase. 02 2006 version.
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