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Leafscale gulper shark

Leafscale gulper shark
Drawing by R. Mintern
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Centrophoridae
Genus: Centrophorus
Species:
C. squamosus
Binomial name
Centrophorus squamosus
Range of leafscale gulper shark (in blue)
Synonyms
  • Centrophorus ferrugineus Meng, Hu & Li, 1982

The leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus) is a dogfish of the family Centrophoridae. C. squamosus is reported to have a lifespan of approximately 70 years, based on otolith ring counts.[2] It was the first described species in the genus Centrophorus, which now contains 13 species.

  1. ^ Finucci, B.; Bineesh, K.K.; Cheok, J.; Cotton, C.F.; Dharmadi, Kulka, D.W.; Neat, F.C.; Pacoureau, N.; Rigby, C.L.; Tanaka, S.; Walker, T.I. (2020). "Centrophorus squamosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T41871A68614964. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T41871A68614964.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Centrophorus squamosus". The Moirai – Aging Research. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.

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