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Centrophorus tessellatus (Mosaic gulper shark)

Synonyms: Centrophorus tasselatus; Centrophorus tesselatus
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Wikipedia Abstract

The mosaic gulper shark, Centrophorus tessellatus, is a small rare deepwater dogfish, found in the Pacific Ocean around Honshū, Japan and the Hawaiian Islands at depths between 260 and 730 m. It is one of 13 described species in the genus Centrophorus. The mosaic gulper shark has no anal fin, two dorsal fins with large spines (the second dorsal is relatively high, almost as high as the first), large eyes, angular extended free tips on the pectoral fins, and a moderately notched caudal fin. It has a maximum length of 89 cm.
View Wikipedia Record: Centrophorus tessellatus

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Centrophorus tessellatus

Predators

Gollum attenuatus (Slender smooth-hound)[1]

External References

Citations

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1Distribution and Food Habits of the Slender Smoothhound, Gollum attenuatus, from the Waters around New Zealand, Kazunari Yano, Japanese Journal of Ichthyology Vol. 39, No. 4 (1993) p. 345-356
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0