Centrophoridae (gulper sharks)
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Species found in Southern Africa
Centrophorus
granulosus (Gulper shark) A small, slender, brownish-grey gulper shark
with a long narrow snout, short 1st dorsal fin and high 2nd dorsal
fin, usually very long pectoral rear tips, and small flat denticles.
Underside light grey |
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Centrophorus
cf. harrissoni (Longnose gulper shark) |
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Centrophorus
lusitanicus (Lowfin gulper shark)
A large, stout
gulper shark with a broad snout, a long, low 1 st dorsal fin and a
high 2nd dorsal fin; pectoral rear tips moderately long; denticles
low, flat and smooth. Colour pearl-grey. |
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Centrophorus
moluccensis (Smallfin gulper shark)
A small, slender
gulper shark with a long, narrow snout, a shortbased 1 st dorsal
fin and a very small 2nd dorsal fin; pectoral rear tips
elongated;denticles small and flat. Colour light grey. |
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Centrophorus squamosus (Leafscale gulper
shark)
A large gulper shark
with a short, broad snout, a long, low 1 st dorsal fin, short
pectoral rear tips, and large, rough, leaf-like denticles. Colour
dark grey or chocolate-brown. |
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Deania
calcea (Birdbeak dogfish) A
grey long-nosed dogfish with a long, low 1st dorsal fin
and no subcaudal keel. |
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Deania hystricosum (Rough longnose dogfish) |
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Deania profundorum (Arrowhead dogfish) A brownish-grey or dark grey long-nosed dogfish
with a long, low 1st dorsal fin and a sub-caudal keel on the
underside of the caudal peduncle. |
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Deania
quadrispinosum (Longsnout dogfish) A brownish-grey long-nosed dogfish with a
short, high 1st dorsal fin and no subcaudal keel. |
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Text by Leonard J.V. Compagno, David A. Ebert
and Malcolm J. Smale
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