Family of sharks
Gulper sharks
Longsnout dogfish (Deania quadrispinosum )
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Chondrichthyes
Superorder:
Selachimorpha
Order:
Squaliformes
Family:
Centrophoridae Bleeker , 1859
Genera
Centrophorus
Deania
The Centrophoridae are a family of squaliform sharks . The family contains just two genera and about 15 species . They are sometimes called gulper sharks , but this is also the name of a specific species in the family, Centrophorus granulosus .
These are generally deepwater fish. While some, such as the gulper shark C. granulosus , are found worldwide and fished commercially, others are uncommon and little-known. Their usual prey is other fish; some are known to feed on squid , octopus , and shrimp . Some species live on the bottom (benthic ), while others are pelagic . They are ovoviviparous , with the female retaining the egg-cases in her body until they hatch.[1]
They are small to medium sharks, ranging from 79 to 164 cm (2.59 to 5.38 ft) in adult body length. The members of the genus Deania generally have a long flattened snout.
Gulper shark (
Centrophorus granulosus )
Dumb gulper shark (
Centrophorus harrissoni )
Leafscale gulper shark (
Centrophorus squamosus )
Birdbeak dogfish (
Deania calcea )
Species [ ]
The 18 known species are grouped into two genera:[1]
Centrophorus J. P. Müller & Henle , 1837
Centrophorus atromarginatus Garman , 1913 (dwarf gulper shark)
Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider , 1801) . (gulper shark)
Centrophorus harrissoni McCulloch , 1915 (dumb gulper shark)
Centrophorus isodon (, & , 1981) (blackfin gulper shark)
Centrophorus lusitanicus Barbosa du Bocage & , 1864 (lowfin gulper shark)
Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker , 1860 (smallfin gulper shark)
Centrophorus seychellorum , 2003 (Seychelles gulper shark)
Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre , 1788) (leafscale gulper shark)
Centrophorus tessellatus Garman, 1906 (mosaic gulper shark)
Centrophorus uyato Rafinesque , 1810 (Little gulper shark)
Centrophorus westraliensis W. T. White , & Compagno , 2008 (western gulper shark)
Centrophorus zeehaani W. T. White , & Compagno , 2008 (southern dogfish)
(minigulper)
(slender gulper)
Deania D. S. Jordan & Snyder , 1902
Deania calcea (R. T. Lowe , 1839) (birdbeak dogfish)
Deania hystricosa (Garman, 1906) (rough longnose dogfish)
Deania profundorum (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe , 1912) (arrowhead dogfish)
Deania quadrispinosa (McCulloch, 1915) (longsnout dogfish)
References [ ]
Sharks portal
^ a b Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2009). "Centrophoridae" in FishBase . January 2009 version.
External links [ ]
Extant shark species
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrata
Class Chondrichthyes
Subclass Elasmobranchii
Subdivision Selachii
Order Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks)
Hemigaleidae (Weasel sharks)
Leptochariidae
Leptocharias
Barbeled houndshark (L. smithii )
Proscylliidae (Finback sharks)
Pseudotriakidae
Gollum
Slender smooth-hound (G. attenuatus )
Pseudotriakis
False catshark (P. microdon )
Sphyrnidae (Hammerhead sharks)
Eusphyra
Winghead shark (E. blochii )
Sphyrna
Scalloped bonnethead (S. corona )
Whitefin hammerhead (S. couardi )
Scalloped hammerhead (S. lewini )
Scoophead (S. media )
Great hammerhead (S. mokarran )
Bonnethead (S. tiburo )
Smalleye hammerhead (S. tudes )
Smooth hammerhead (S. zygaena )
Triakidae (Houndsharks)
Carcharhinidae
Large family listed below
Scyliorhinidae
Large family listed below
Family Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
Carcharhinus
Blacknose shark (C. acronotus )
Silvertip shark (C. albimarginatus )
Bignose shark (C. altimus )
Graceful shark (C. amblyrhynchoides )
Grey reef shark (C. amblyrhynchos )
Pigeye shark (C. amboinensis )
Borneo shark (C. borneensis )
Copper shark (C. brachyurus )
Spinner shark (C. brevipinna )
Nervous shark (C. cautus )
Whitecheek shark (C. dussumieri )
Silky shark (C. falciformis )
Creek whaler (C. fitzroyensis )
Galapagos shark (C. galapagenisis )
Pondicherry shark (C. hemiodon )
Finetooth shark (C. isodon )
Smoothtooth blacktip shark (C. leiodon )
Bull shark (C. leucas )
Blacktip shark (C. limbatus )
Oceanic whitetip shark (C. longimanus )
Hardnose shark (C. macloti )
Blacktip reef shark (C. melanopterus )
Dusky shark (C. obscurus )
Caribbean reef shark (C. perezii )
Sandbar shark (C. plumbeus )
Smalltail shark (C. porosus )
Blackspot shark (C. sealei )
Night shark (C. signatus )
Spottail shark (C. sorrah )
Australian blacktip shark (C. tilstoni )
Galeocerdo Glyphis (River sharks)
Ganges shark (G. gangeticus )
Northern river shark (G. garricki )
Speartooth shark (G. glyphis )
Irrawaddy river shark (G. siamensis )
Borneo river shark (Glyphis sp. B )
Isogomphodon
Daggernose shark (I. oxyrhynchus )
Lamiopsis Loxodon Nasolamia Negaprion
Sicklefin lemon shark (N. acutidens )
Lemon shark (N. brevirostris )
Prionace Rhizoprionodon Scoliodon
Spadenose shark (S. laticaudus )
Triaenodon
Whitetip reef shark (T. obesus )
Family Scyliorhinidae (Catsharks)
Order Heterodontiformes (Bullhead sharks)
Chlamydoselachidae
Chlamydoselachus
Frilled shark (C. anguineus )
Southern African frilled shark (C. africana )
Hexanchidae (Cow sharks)
Heptranchias Hexanchus
Bluntnose sixgill shark (H. griseus )
Bigeyed sixgill shark (H. nakamurai )
Notorynchus
Broadnose sevengill shark (N. cepedianus )
Order Lamniformes (Mackerel sharks)
Alopiidae
Alopias (Thresher sharks)
Pelagic thresher (A. pelagicus )
Bigeye thresher (A. superciliosus )
Common thresher (A. vulpinus )
Alopias sp. (A. sp. )
Cetorhinidae
Cetorhinus
Basking shark (C. maximus )
Lamnidae
Carcharodon
Great white shark (C. carcharias )
Isurus
Shortfin mako shark (I. oxyrinchus )
Longfin mako shark (I. paucus )
Lamna
Salmon shark (L. ditropis )
Porbeagle (L. nasus )
Megachasmidae
Megachasma
Megamouth shark (M. pelagios )
Mitsukurinidae
Mitsukurina
Goblin shark (M. owstoni )
Odontaspididae
Carcharias
Grey nurse shark (C. taurus )
Indian sand tiger (C. tricuspidatus )
Odontaspis
Smalltooth sand tiger (O. ferox )
Bigeye sand tiger (O. noronhai )
Pseudocarchariidae
Pseudocarcharias
Crocodile shark (P. kamoharai )
Order Orectolobiformes (Carpet sharks)
Brachaeluridae
Brachaelurus Heteroscyllium
Bluegrey carpetshark (H. colcloughi )
Ginglymostomatidae (Nurse sharks)
Ginglymostoma
Nurse shark (G. cirratum )
Nebrius
Tawny nurse shark (N. ferrugineus )
Pseudoginglymostoma
Short-tail nurse shark (P. brevicaudatum )
Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo sharks)
Chiloscyllium
Arabian carpetshark (C. arabicum )
Burmese bamboo shark (C. burmensis )
Bluespotted bamboo shark (C. caerulopunctatum )
Grey bamboo shark (C. griseum )
Hasselt's bamboo shark (C. hasseltii )
Slender bamboo shark (C. indicum )
Whitespotted bamboo shark (C. plagiosum )
Brownbanded bamboo shark (C. punctatum )
Hemiscyllium
Indonesian speckled carpetshark (H. freycineti )
H. galei
Papuan epaulette shark (H. hallstromi )
H. henryi
Epaulette shark (H. ocellatum )
Hooded carpetshark (H. strahani )
Speckled carpetshark (H. trispeculare )
Orectolobidae (Wobbegongs)
Parascylliidae (Collared carpet sharks)
Rhincodontidae
Stegostomatidae
Stegostoma
Zebra shark (S. fasciatum )
Order Pristiophoriformes (Sawsharks)
Order Squaliformes
Centrophoridae (Gulper sharks)
Centrophorus
Needle dogfish (C. acus )
Dwarf gulper shark (C. atromarginatus )
Gulper shark (C. granulosus )
Dumb gulper shark (C. harrissoni )
Blackfin gulper shark (C. isodon )
Lowfin gulper shark (C. lusitanicus )
Smallfin gulper shark (C. moluccensis )
Taiwan gulper shark (C. niaukang )
Leafscale gulper shark (C. squamosus )
Mosaic gulper shark (C. tessellatus )
Little gulper shark (C. uyato )
Deania
Dalatiidae
Euprotomicroides
Taillight shark (E. zantedeschia )
Heteroscymnoides
Longnose pygmy shark (H. marleyi )
Mollisquama Dalatias Isistius
Cookiecutter shark (I. brasiliensis )
South China cookiecutter shark (I. labialis )
Largetooth cookiecutter shark (I. plutodus )
Euprotomicrus Squaliolus
Smalleye pygmy shark (S. aliae )
Spined pygmy shark (S. laticaudus )
Etmopteridae
Aculeola
Hooktooth dogfish (A. nigra )
Centroscyllium Etmopterus (Lantern sharks) Miroscyllium
Rasptooth dogfish (M. sheikoi )
Trigonognathus
Viper dogfish (T. kabeyai )
Oxynotidae (Rough sharks)
Somniosidae (Sleeper sharks)
Squalidae (Dogfish sharks)
Order Squatiniformes (Angel sharks)