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Centrophorus atromarginatus Garman, 1913

Dwarf gulper shark
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Papua New Guinea country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from northern Papua New Guinea (Ref. 31367).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pp.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/PNG/png.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V. and V.H. Niem, 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Blackfin gulper shark, Mustserv-astelhai, 黑缘刺鲨, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Squaliformes (Sleeper and dogfish sharks) > Centrophoridae (Gulper sharks)
Etymology: Centrophorus: centr[um] (L.), prickle or sharp point; phorus, from phoreus (Gr.), bearer or carrier, referring to grooved spines on dorsal fins. (See ETYFish);  atromarginatus: atro-, from ater (L.), black; marginatus (L)., bordered, referring to black edging on all or most fins. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Garman.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 183 - 450 m (Ref. 31367).   Deep-water

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