The blackfin gulper shark (''Centrophorus isodon'') is a dogfish of the

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Centrophoridae The Centrophoridae are a family of squaliform sharks. The family contains just two genera and about 15 species. They are sometimes called gulper sharks, but this is also the name of a specific species in the family, ''Centrophorus granulosus''. ...

in the Northwest Pacific. Threats are not entirely clear but they may be bycatching from deepwater trawling and line fisheries and may also be used for

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and

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q4668216 blackfin gulper shark Fauna of the Maldives Fish of Sri Lanka Fish of the Philippines South China Sea blackfin gulper shark