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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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Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina djupbottenlevande; djupintervall 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.
Längd vid första mognad / Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?, range 80 - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 6871); publicerad maxvikt: 2.4 kg (Ref. 40637)
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 2; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 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)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Önskad temperatur (Ref.
123201): 9.3 - 18.5, mean 12.9 °C (based on 246 cells).
Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
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).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 4.3 ±0.70 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mycket låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mer än 14 år (Fec=2).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (60 of 100).
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Näringsämnen (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);