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Centrophorus Muller & Henle 1837

Description

Genus Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837a

Gulper Sharks

Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837a: 115. Type species: Squalus granulosus Bloch & Schneider, 1801, by monotypy.

Local synonymy: Centrophorus armatus — Filewood, 1973: 1 (off Lae). Centrophorus moluccensis— Kailola, 1987: 22 (Lae; Madang). Without specimens to confirm identification, these records could be any of the four species of Centrophorus listed below.

Notes

Published as part of White, William T. & Ko'Ou, Alfred, 2018, An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Papua New Guinea, pp. 1-82 in Zootaxa 4411 (1) on page 12, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4411.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1221878

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Centrophoridae
Genus
Centrophorus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Squaliformes
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Muller & Henle
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Centrophorus Muller, 1837 sec. White & Ko'Ou, 2018

References

  • Bloch, M. E. & Schneider, J. G. (1801) Systema ichthyologiae iconibus ex illustratum. Volume 2. Sumtibus auctoris impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano commissum, Berlin, 584 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 5750
  • Filewood, L. W. C. (1973) Guide to elasmobranch key, with notes on collection of data. Internal Department of Primary Industries, Fisheries report, Port Moresby, 18 pp.
  • Kailola, P. J. (1987) The fishes of Papua New Guinea. A revised and annotated checklist. Volume One: Myxinidae to Synbranchidae. Research Bulletin No. 41. Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Port Moresby, 194 pp.