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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); seychellorum: -orum (L.), commemorative suffix, plural: in honor of the “‘seychellois,’ helpful and always smiling inhabitants of the paradise islands” of the Republic of Seychelles, where this shark occurs. (See ETYFish).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 1000 m (Ref. 76802). Tropical
Distribution
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Western Indian Ocean: Seychelles.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 79.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 76802); 65.2 cm TL (female)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished by having large tip of snout to first dorsal distance of 34% TL; first dorsal fin high (7 % TL); second dorsal fin base long (9.8% TL); long snout (12.2% TL); uniformly grey with tip and the trailing edge of dorsal fins blackish (Ref. 76802).
Caught by trammel nets (Ref. 76802).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Baranes, A., 2003. Sharks from the Amirantes Islands, Seychelles, with a description of two new species of squaloids from the deep sea. Israel J. Zool. 49:33-65. (Ref. 76802)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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