Centrophorus is a genus of squaliform sharks. These deep-water sharks, found in temperate and tropical oceans throughout the world, are characterized by grey or brown bodies, large green eyes, and spines on both dorsal fins. These spines give them their name, from Greek , kentron meaning "thorn" and ÃÂÃÂÃÂõùý, pherein meaning "to bear".
The genus is present in the fossil record from the Paleocene (C. squamosus) onwards.
Species
- Centrophorus atromarginatus <small>Garman, 1913</small>. (dwarf gulper shark)
- Centrophorus granulosus <small>Bloch & Schneider, 1801</small> (gulper shark)
- Centrophorus harrissoni <small>McCulloch, 1915</small> (dumb gulper shark)
- Centrophorus isodon <small>Y. T. Chu, Q. W. Meng & J. X. Liu, 1981</small> (blackfin gulper shark)
- Centrophorus lusitanicus <small>Barbosa du Bocage & Brito Capello, 1864</small> (lowfin gulper shark)
- Centrophorus moluccensis <small>Bleeker, 1860</small> (smallfin gulper shark)
- Centrophorus seychellorum <small>Baranes, 2003</small> (Seychelles gulper shark)
- Centrophorus squamosus <small>Bonnaterre, 1788</small> (leafscale gulper shark)
- Centrophorus tessellatus <small>Garman, 1906</small> (mosaic gulper shark)
- Centrophorus uyato <small>Rafinesque, 1810</small> (little gulper shark)
- Centrophorus westraliensis <small>W. T. White, Ebert & Compagno, 2008</small> (western gulper shark)
- Centrophorus zeehaani <small>W. T. White, Ebert & Compagno, 2008</small> (southern dogfish)
- Centrophorus sp. A <small>Not yet described</small> (minigulper)
- Centrophorus sp. B <small>Not yet described</small> (slender gulper)
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