| Lowfin gulper shark | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Centrophoridae |
| Genus: | Centrophorus |
| Species: | C. lusitanicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Centrophorus lusitanicus (Barbosa du Bocage &Brito Capello, 1864) | |
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| Range of lowfin gulper shark (in blue) | |
Thelowfin gulper shark (Centrophorus lusitanicus) is a large deepwater dogfish[2] in the familyCentrophoridae.
The lowfin gulper shark has no anal fin, two dorsal fins (with spines with the first dorsabeing much longer than the rear), a long, broad snout, and angular pectoral fins. Its maximum length is 1.6 m.
The lowfin gulper shark is found in the EasternAtlantic offPortugal andWest Africa, theIndian Ocean aroundMozambique andMadagascar, and the WestPacific byTaiwan.[3]
Lowfin gulper sharks live at depths between 300 and 1,400 m. They areovoviviparous and give birth to up to six pups per litter. They feed on other sharks, bony fish,crabs, andlobsters.[4]
Media related toCentrophorus lusitanicus at Wikimedia Commons| Centrophorus lusitanicus | |
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