Blackfin gulper shark
The blackfin gulper shark (Centrophorus isodon) is a dogfish of the family Centrophoridae in the Northwest Pacific.[2] Threats are not entirely clear but they may be bycatching from deepwater trawling and line fisheries and may also be used for cod liver oil and fish meal.
| Blackfin gulper shark | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Centrophoridae |
| Genus: | Centrophorus |
| Species: | C. isodon |
| Binomial name | |
| Centrophorus isodon (Y. T. Chu, Q. W. Meng & J. X. Liu, 1981) | |
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| Range of blackfin gulper shark (in blue) | |
References
- Rigby, C.L., Ebert, D.A. & Herman, K. (2020). "Centrophorus isodon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44563A124432455.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Centrophorus isodon" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
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