Lowfin gulper shark

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Lowfin gulper shark
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Squaliformes Family: Centrophoridae Genus: Centrophorus Species: C. lusitanicus
Binomial name
Centrophorus lusitanicus (Bocage & Capelo, 1864)

The lowfin gulper shark, Centrophorus lusitanicus, is a large deepwater dogfish.

Contents 1 Physical characteristics 2 Distribution 3 Habits and habitat 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Physical characteristics

The lowfin gulper shark has no anal fin, two dorsal fins with spines with the first dorsal fin being much longer than the rear, a long broad snout, and angular pectoral fins. Maximum length is 1.6 m.

[edit] Distribution

The lowfin gulper shark is found in the Eastern Atlantic off Portugal and West Africa, the Indian Ocean around Mozambique and Madagascar, and the West Pacific by Taiwan.

[edit] Habits and habitat

Lowfin gulper sharks live at depths between 300 and 1,400 m. They are ovoviviparous and give birth to up tp 6 pups per litter. They feed on other sharks, boney fish, crabs, and lobsters.

[edit] See also

• Centrophoridae

[edit] References

• Centrophorus lusitanicus (TSN 160640). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 05 February 2006.
• FAO Species Catalogue Volume 4 Parts 1 and 2 Sharks of the World
• "Centrophorus lusitanicus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 02 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.