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''Centrophorus'' is a genus of
squaliform The Squaliformes are an order of sharks that includes about 126 species in seven families. Members of the order have two dorsal fins, which usually possess spines, they usually have a sharp head, no anal fin or nictitating membrane, and fi ...
sharks. These deep-water sharks, found in temperate and tropical oceans throughout the world, are characterized by grey or brown bodies, large green eyes, and spines on both dorsal fins. These spines give them their name, from Greek κεντρον, ''kentron'' meaning "thorn" and φέρειν, ''pherein'' meaning "to bear". The genus is present in the fossil record from the Paleocene (''C. squamosus'') onwards.


Species

* '' Centrophorus atromarginatus'' Garman, 1913. (dwarf gulper shark) * '' Centrophorus granulosus''
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(gulper shark) * '' Centrophorus harrissoni'' McCulloch, 1915 (dumb gulper shark) * '' Centrophorus isodon'' Y. T. Chu, Q. W. Meng & J. X. Liu, 1981 (blackfin gulper shark) * '' Centrophorus lusitanicus'' Barbosa du Bocage & Brito Capello, 1864 (lowfin gulper shark) * '' Centrophorus moluccensis''
Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Centrophorus seychellorum'' Baranes, 2003 (Seychelles gulper shark) * '' Centrophorus squamosus'' Bonnaterre, 1788 (leafscale gulper shark) * '' Centrophorus tessellatus'' Garman, 1906 (mosaic gulper shark) * '' Centrophorus uyato'' Rafinesque, 1810 (little gulper shark) * '' Centrophorus westraliensis''
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(western gulper shark) * ''
Centrophorus zeehaani The southern dogfish (''Centrophorus zeehaani'') is a species of shark in the family Centrophoridae The Centrophoridae are a family of squaliform sharks. The family contains just two genera and about 15 species. They are sometimes called gul ...
'' W. T. White, Ebert & Compagno, 2008 (southern dogfish) * ''Centrophorus'' sp. A Not yet described (minigulper) * ''Centrophorus'' sp. B Not yet described (slender gulper)


See also

* List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish


References

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q599158 Turonian genus first appearances Shark genera Taxa named by Johannes Peter Müller Taxa named by Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle Extant Turonian first appearances