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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); moluccensis: -ensis, Latin suffix denoting place: Moluccas Islands, Indonesia, type locality (See ETYFish).
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Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino batidemersale; distribuzione batimetrica 125 - 823 m (Ref. 247). Deep-water; 32°N - 40°S, 34°E - 171°E (Ref. 54313)
Indian Ocean: southern Mozambique and off Natal, South Africa (Ref. 5578); India (Ref. 31367). Western Pacific: Japan (Okinawa), Indonesia (Ambon), Philippines (Ref. 31367), Australia, New Hebrides, and New Caledonia.
Lunghezza alla prima maturità / Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?, range 80 - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 6871); peso massimo pubblicato: 2.4 kg (Ref. 40637)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 2; Spine anali: 0. A small, slender gulper shark with a long, narrow snout, a short-based 1st dorsal fin and a very small 2nd dorsal fin; pectoral rear tips elongated; denticles small and flat (Ref. 5578). Grayish brown dorsally, paler ventrally; fin of juveniles dark, with pale edges (Ref. 6577).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found on the outer continental shelves and upper slopes, on or near the bottom (Ref. 247). Feeds on bony fish, as well as other dogfish sharks, squid, octopus, shrimp, and tunicates (Ref. 247). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Utilized as fishmeal (Ref. 31367), for its meat, fins (low value) and liver oil (very high value) (Ref.58048).
Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449). Number of young 2 per litter; size at birth about 31 to 37 cm (Ref. 247); born at 35 cm TL (Ref.58048). Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).
Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 1 - Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/1):1-249. Rome, FAO. (Ref. 247)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale
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Temperatura preferita (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 9.3 - 18.5, mean 12.9 °C (based on 246 cells).
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00251 (0.00120 - 0.00527), b=3.19 (3.01 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 4.3 ±0.70 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Molto basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione più di 14 anni (Fec=2).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (60 of 100).
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Nutrienti (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 7.21 [1.39, 38.02] mg/100g; Iron = 0.313 [0.073, 1.003] mg/100g; Protein = 19.8 [17.5, 22.0] %; Omega3 = 0.287 [0.103, 0.899] g/100g; Selenium = 14.4 [4.6, 42.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 13.6 [2.9, 63.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.29 [0.14, 0.56] mg/100g (wet weight);