Leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus) fish species and Leafscale gulper shark information

Scientific Name
Centrophorus squamosus

Common Name
Leafscale gulper shark

Biology
Found on or near the bottom of continental slopes; also found pelagically in the upper 1,250 m of water 4,000 m deep (Ref. 31367). Presumably feeds on fish and cephalopods (Ref. 6871). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Utilized and fishmeal and dried salted for human consumption (Ref. 247); meat and fins (low value) and liver oil (very high value), and occasionally for its mature eggs (Ref.58048).

Classification

Classified By

Bonnaterre, 1788

Class

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchii)

Order

Bramble, Sleeper and Dogfish sharks (Squaliformes)

Family

Gulper sharks (Centrophoridae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Iceland and Atlantic slope to Senegal, Faeroes, Madeira, Azores, Gabon to Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, western Cape of Good Hope (South Africa). Western Indian Ocean: off Natal, South Africa (Ref. 5578), Aldabra Islands and Arabian Sea (Ref.85183). Western Pacific: Japan, Philippines, southeastern Australia and New Zealand.

Range

69°N - 54°S, 42°W - 167°W

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

145 m

Depth To - meters

2400 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 145 - 2400 m (Ref. 6871)

Trophic Level

4.22 s.e. 0.61 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

164 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5001 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

Vulnerability

Very high vulnerability (86 of 100)

Resilience

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec=5-8)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Vulnerable (VU) (A2bd+3bd+4bd)

Leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus) fish species and information / pictures of Leafscale gulper shark - Centrophorus squamosus

Leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus) fish species information

Classification

Distribution

Environment

Physical Size and Genetics

Human Uses and Population