Dumb gulper shark (Centrophorus harrissoni)

Scientific name: Centrophorus harrissoni McCulloch, 1915

Dumb gulper shark (Centrophorus harrissoni)

The Dumb gulper shark (Centrophorus harrissoni) is a marine fish of the family Centrophoridae.

Biology

A moderate-sized species distinguished by the following set of adult characters: length of pre-second dorsal 61.9-63.2% TL, 6.6-8.4 times the dorsal-caudal space; length of pre-first dorsal 30.4-32.0% TL; interdorsal space 18.2-20.6% TL, 2.2-2.6 times dorsal-caudal space; dorsal-caudal space 7.5-9.4% TL, 3.2-4.0 in pectoral-pelvic space; long and robust head, its length 22.4-24.6% TL, 2.7-3.0 times mouth width, its width 13.2-14.0% TL, 4.5-4.8 in pre-second dorsal length; width at anterior of nostrils 7.7-7.9% TL; long snout, its preoral length 11.4-12.4% TL, 2.0-2.2 times head height at anterior of mouth, 1.3-1.5 times mouth width, the horizontal preorbital length 7.1-8.2% TL, the horizontal prenarial length 4.4-5.4% TL; large mouth, its width 7.8-8.5% TL; moderately large pectoral fin, its anterior margin 11.9-12.4% TL, 2.3-2.4 times base length; large caudal fin, the dorsal caudal margin 19.1-19.5% TL; 2.1-2.5 times dorsal-caudal space; moderately large and tall first dorsal fin, i

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Species facts

Scientific name
Centrophorus harrissoni
Family
Centrophoridae (Gulper sharks)
Order
Squaliformes (Bramble, Sleeper and Dogfish sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
111
Depth range
250–790 m (820–2592 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 250 - 790 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: possibly restricted to Australia (Western Australia and Tasmania, including New South Wales). Record from Taiwan uncertain. This species is very close to Centrophorus uyato and may be a junior synonym of that species.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Critically Endangered (CR) (A2bd+3d+4bd)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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