Centrophorus moluccensis

Life-forms

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 moluccensis
Name

Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker,1860
Synonyms

Centrophorus scalpratus McCulloch, 1915
Atractophorus armatus Gilchrist, 1922

Distribution

Indian Ocean

Southeast Africa, India

Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN)
References

Bleeker P., 1860. Elfde bijdrage tot de kennis der vischfauna van Amboina. Acta Soc. Sci. Indo-Neerl. 1-14.

Vernacular names
English: Smallfin gulper shark
français: Requin chagrin cagaou

The smallfin gulper shark (Centrophorus moluccensis) is a medium-sized deepwater dogfish[2] in the family Centrophoridae.

Physical characteristics

The smallfin gulper has no anal fin, two dorsal fins with spines, long free rear tips on pectoral fins, and a deeply notched caudal fin. Its maximum length is 98 cm.[3]
Distribution

The smallfin gulper is found in the western Indian Ocean off South Africa and Mozambique, and the western Pacific off Honshū, Japan, Indonesia, New Hebrides, New Caledonia, and southern Australia.[4]
Habits and habitat

Smallfin gulpers are common deepwater sharks. They live near the bottom between 130 and 820 m. They are ovoviviparous and have two pups per litter. Their diets are primarily bony fish, but also other sharks, molluscs, crustaceans, and even tunicates are consumed.[5]

iconSharks portal

References

Finucci, B.; Bineesh, K.K.; Cheok, J.; Cotton, C.F.; Dharmadi, Kulka, D.W.; Neat, F.C.; Pacoureau, N.; Rigby, C.L.; Tanaka, S.; Walker, T.I. (2020). "Centrophorus moluccensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T42838A68614328. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T42838A68614328.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
Finucci, B., Bineesh, K.K., Cheok, J., Cotton, C.F., Dharmadi, Kulka, D.W., Neat, F.C., Pacoureau, N., Rigby, C.L., Tanaka, S. & Walker, T.I. (2020). "Centrophorus moluccensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
"Centrophorus muluccensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 February 2006.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Centrophorus moluccensis" in FishBase. 02 2006 version.
FAO Species Catalogue Volume 4 Parts 1 and 2 Sharks of the World