Dumb gulper shark

Centrophorus harrissoni

Upper teeth turn upright with maturity

Dumb gulper shark is known from Eastern Indian Ocean as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Dogfish Sharks
Family: Centrophoridae
Genus: Centrophorus
Maximum length: 111 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia. Southwest Pacific: New South Wales to Tasmania. Recorded in Norfolk Ridge, Three Kings Ridge amd Kermadec Ridge, extending the species eastern range (Ref. 89942 ). Record from Taiwan uncertain. This species is very close to Centrophorus uyato and may be a junior synonym of that species (Ref. 247 ).

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