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Centrophoridae
lowfin gulper shark
Centrophorus lusitanicus
Low fins carrying a vulnerable deep sea giant
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- East Asia
- Europe
- Elongated
- Large
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Elongated
Largelowfin gulper shark is a marine fish found around Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits deep water. The largest recorded length is 160 cm.
- Class
- Sharks and Rays
- Order
- Dogfish Sharks
- Family
- Centrophoridae
- Genus
- Centrophorus
- Maximum length
- 160 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Eastern Atlantic: Portugal, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire to Nigeria. Western Indian Ocean: southern Mozambique and possibly Natal, South Africa (Ref. 11228 ). Western Pacific: China (Ref. 6577 ) and Taiwan (Ref. 247 ); occurrence in the Western Central Pacific uncertain but should be watched for (Ref. 31367 ). Often confused with Centrophorus niaukang and Centrophorus granulosus (Ref. 31367 ).
- Conservation status
- VUVulnerable
Class
Family
Water
Conservation status
