Leafscale Gulper Shark, Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre 1788)
Other Names: Deepsea Spiny Dogfish, Nilsons Deepsea Dogfish, Nilson's Deepsea Dogfish
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Leafscale Gulper Shark, Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre 1788)
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Distribution |
South-east NSW (32°40'S), VIC and TAS. Elsewhere in tropical and temperate waers with a discontinuous disttribution (North Atlantic, west Indian Ocean, New Zealand, Philippines and Japan). Demersal on continental slopes at depths between 230 and 2,400 m, also pelagic in the upper 1,250 m of oceanic waters in depths to 4,000 m. |
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Biology |
The species is aplacental viviparous (ovoviviparous) with 5 to 8 young born at a length between 35 and 43 cm TL. Males mature at approx. 100 cm TL, and females at approx. 125 cm TL. |
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Fisheries |
An important component of deep-water fisheries in parts of its range, although the catches in Australia and Oceania are relatively low and are not a significnt component of the squaloid catch in both southeastern Australia and New Zealand. |
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Species Citation |
Squalus squamosus Bonnaterre, 1788, Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique des trois Règnes de la Nature : 12. Type locality: north-east Atlantic. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Leafscale Gulper Shark, Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre 1788)
References
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