Dwarf gulper shark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Centrophoridae
Genus: Centrophorus
Species:
C. atromarginatus
Binomial name
Centrophorus atromarginatus
Garman, 1913
Range of dwarf gulper shark (in blue)

The dwarf gulper shark (Centrophorus atromarginatus) is a dogfish of the family Centrophoridae found in the Indo-West Pacific oceans, from the Gulf of Aden, Japan, Taiwan, and northern Papua New Guinea. As a Squaliform, Centrophorus atromarginatus has high amounts of Squalene in its liver, and it is fished for this resource. It is a deep-water fish, whose habitat is in bathydemersal waters.[2]

References

  1. Rigby, C.L.; Ebert, D.A.; Herman, K. (2020). "Centrophorus atromarginatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161384A124474968. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161384A124474968.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. [“New Records of Sharks (Elasmobranchii) from the Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago in India with Notes on Current Checklists.”]


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