Mosaic gulper shark

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 728 m. It is one of 13 described species in the genus Centrophorus.

Mosaic gulper shark
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Centrophoridae
Genus: Centrophorus
Species:
C. tessellatus
Binomial name
Centrophorus tessellatus
(Garman, 1906)
Range of mosaic gulper shark (in blue)

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. The mosaic gulper shark features a moderately long, parabolic snout with a width that is slightly greater than that of its mouth. Its mouth includes sets of sharp, unicuspid teeth in both it's upper and lower jaws, with the lower sets being larger than the top. The mosaic gulper shark is ovoviviparous, and produces liters of 1 to 2 pups.

Being found at depths between 260 and 728 m, the mosaic gulper shark is rare enough that it has no significance to fisheries, contrary to others of the genus Cemtrophorus.

Due to the lack of information surrounding it, the mosaic gulper shark 's conservation status is currently classified as data deficient.

The mosaic gulper shark seems to be harmless to humans.

References
    • Herndon & Burgess (2005). "Centrophorus tessellatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2005. Retrieved 12 May 2006.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Database entry includes justification for why this species is listed as data deficient
    • FAO Species Catalogue Volume 4 Parts 1 and 2 Sharks of the World
    • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2005). "Centrophorus tessellatus" in FishBase. 09 2005 version.
    • "Marine Species Identification Portal : Mosaic gulper shark - Centrophorus tessellatus". species-identification.org. Retrieved 2020-11-18.</ref>


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