Centrophorus granulosus

(BLOCH & SCHNEIDER, 1801)


Gulper shark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Squaliformes Centrophoridae

Reference of the original description
BLOCH, M.E. & SCHNEIDER, J.G. (1801)
M.E. Blochii Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus ex illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit. J.G. Schneider, Saxo: 584 p., 110 pl.

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Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Acanthorhinus granulosus, Centrophorus aff. granulosus, Centrophorus bragancae, Centrophorus cf. granulosus, Centrophorus cf. machiquensis, Centrophorus machiquensis, Entoxychirus atromarginatus, Squalus granulosus

Types
Centrophorus granulosus
Holotype: ZMB: (whereabouts unknown)
Centrophorus machiquensis
Holotype: MMF: 3767;


Description:


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Common names
deu \(T\) Gekörnter Schlinghai, deu \(T\) Rauher Dornhai, spa Galludo manchado, spa Negra, spa Quelme, spa Quelvacho, spa Quelve, fra \(T\) Aiguillat gros yeux, fra \(T\) Chien gris, fra \(T\) Requin chagrin, fra \(T\) Squale-chagrin commun, fra \(T\) Squalechagrin commun, eng Gulper shark, ita Centroforo, ita Centroforo comune, ita Sagri, por Barroso, por Cação, por Lixa granulosa, por Lixa-de-lei, por Queime, por Quelma, por Quelme, por Ramudo

Short Description
Light grayish brown dorsally, paler ventrally; eyes greenish [1388]. Adults with tips of dorsal fins dusky, not prominently marked (Ref. 31367).

Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: France to South Africa, including the Mediterranean (Ref. 31367). Western Central Atlantic: northern Gulf of Mexico [518] [1388]. Indian Ocean: Mozambique, South Africa and the Aldabra Islands (Ref. 31367); Western Australia [1388]. Western Pacific: Japan, Papua New Guinea, and Australia (Ref. 31367).

Human uses
fisheries: minor commercial; price category: high; price reliability: reliable: based on ex-vessel price for this species

Biology
Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Young are born from 30 to 42 cm or more [518]. Distinct pairing with embrace [17086]. A common deepwater dogfish of the outer continental shelves and upper slopes, commonest below 200 m [518]. Solitary (Ref. 26340). Also mesopelagic [17657]. Feeds mainly on bony fishes such as hake, epigonids and lanternfish [518].

Size / Weight / Age
160 cm TL (male/unsexed; [1388])

Habitat
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 50 - 1440 m, usually 200 - 600 m

Parasites arranged by Pollerspöck, Jürgen
Cestoda
  • Grillotia scolecina (RUDOLPHI, 1819) [16112]
  • Grillotia sp. [16112]
  • Sphyriocephalus viridis (WAGENER, 1854) PINTNER, 1913 [16112]
Copepoda
  • Eudactylina valei NUNES-RUIVO, 1956 [15303]

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