Biology:Seychelles gulper shark
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Short description: Species of fish
| Seychelles gulper shark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Centrophoridae |
| Genus: | Centrophorus |
| Species: | C. seychellorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Centrophorus seychellorum Baranes, 2003
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| Known range of the Seychelles gulper shark (in blue) | |
The Seychelles gulper shark (Centrophorus seychellorum) is a species of fish in the family Centrophoridae found in Alphonse island in Seychelles.[1] 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.[2] It is one of 11 described species in the genus Centrophorus.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pollom, R. (2019). "Centrophorus seychellorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T161417A124481302. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T161417A124481302.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161417/124481302. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ Baranes, A. (2003): Sharks from the Amirantes Islands, Seychelles, with a description of two new species of squaloids from the deep sea. Israel Journal of Zoology, 49: 33-65.
Wikidata ☰ Q5017665 entry
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