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Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Gulper shark
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Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Smith's 1912 specimen of Lepidorhinus foliaceus, USNM 99494, currently identified as Centrophorus acus, needs validation. Species likely present from Philippines, being taken in adjacent areas including the South China Sea (Ref. 47737).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., P.R. Last, J.D. Stevens and M.N.R. Alava, 2005
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Squale-chagrin commun, Quelvacho, قِرش حزين تايواني, ... 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);  granulosus: granum (L.), seed or grain; -osus, Latin suffix connoting fullness, referring to its granular brown skin. (See ETYFish).
  More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.

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

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 50 - 1500 m (Ref. 247), usually 200 - 600 m (Ref. 247).   Deep-water; 58°N - 43°S, 98°W - 156°E

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