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Centrophoridae
Sign in to saveThe 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. These are generally deepwater fish. While some, such as the gulper shark C. granulosus, are found worldwide and fished commercially, others are uncommon and little-known. Their usual prey is other fish; some are known to feed on squid, octopus, and shrimp. Some species live on the bottom (benthic), while others are pelagic. They are ovoviviparous, with the
Species
gulper sharks
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderSqualiformes
- FamilyCentrophoridae
Les Centrophoridae forment une famille de requins de l'ordre des Squaliformes. Ces petits requins sont caractérisés par leurs épines incurvées sur les deux nageoires dorsales. Liste des genres Selon World Register of Marine Species (21 juillet 2021)[1], FishBase et ITIS : genre Centrophorus Müller et Henle, 1837 -- 14 espèces genre Deania Jordan et Snyder, 1902 -- 4 espèces Centrophorus granulosus Deania calcea Références taxinomiques (en) Référence World Register of Marine Species : taxon Centrophoridae Bleeker, 1859 (+ liste genres + liste espèces) (fr+en) Référence FishBase : () () (fr+en) Référence ITIS : Centrophoridae Bleeker, 1859 (en) Référence BioLib : Centrophoridae Bleeker, 1859 (en) Référence Animal Diversity Web : Centrophoridae (en) Référence NCBI : Centrophoridae (taxons inclus) Notes et références ↑ World Register of Marine Species, consulté le 21 juillet 2021
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- Squaliformes
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- gråhåfamilien
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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. These are generally deepwater fish. While some, such as the gulper shark C. granulosus, are found worldwide and fished commercially, others are uncommon and little-known. Their usual prey is other fish; some are known to feed on squid, octopus, and shrimp. Some species live on the bottom (benthic), while others are pelagic. They are ovoviviparous, with the female retaining the egg-cases in her body until they hatch.
They are small to medium sharks, ranging from in adult body length. The members of the genus Deania generally have a long flattened snout. thumb|Gulper shark (Centrophorus granulosus) thumb|Dumb gulper shark (Centrophorus harrissoni) thumb|Leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus) thumb|Birdbeak dogfish (Deania calcea)
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