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Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker, 1860

Smallfin gulper shark
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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., D.A. Ebert and M.J. Smale, 1989
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs off Natal (very common). Fished to a limited extent for its liver oil. Also Ref. 247, 559, 6577, 31367, 53568.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., D.A. Ebert and M.J. Smale, 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Squale-chagrin cagaou, Quelvacho de aleta corta, قِرش حزين صغير الأجنحة, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Squaliformes (Sleeper and dogfish sharks) > Centrophoridae (Gulper sharks)
Etymology: Centrophorus: centr[um] (L.), prickle or sharp point; phorus, from phoreus (Gr.), bearer or carrier, referring to grooved spines on dorsal fins. (See ETYFish);  moluccensis: -ensis, Latin suffix denoting place: Moluccas Islands, Indonesia, type locality. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 125 - 823 m (Ref. 247).   Deep-water; 32°N - 40°S, 34°E - 171°E (Ref. 54313)

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