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==Physical Characteristics== |
==Physical Characteristics== |
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The smallfin gulper has no anal fin, two dorsal |
The smallfin gulper has no [[anal fin]], two [[dorsal fin]]s with spines, long free rear tips on [[pectoral fin]]s, and a deeply notched [[caudal fin]]. Maximum length 98 cm. |
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==Distribution== |
==Distribution== |
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The smallfin gulper |
The smallfin gulper is found in the western [[Indian Ocean]] off [[South Africa]] and [[Mozambique]], and the western [[Pacific]] off of [[Honshu]], [[Japan]], [[Indonesia]], [[New Hebrides]], [[New Caledonia]], and southern [[Australia]]. |
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==Habits and habitat== |
==Habits and habitat== |
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Thye smallfin gulper is a common deepwater shark. They live near the bottom between 130 and 820 |
Thye smallfin gulper is a common deepwater shark. They live near the bottom between 130 and 820 m. They are [[ovoviviparous]] and have 2 pups per litter. Their food is primarily bony fish but also other sharks, [[mollusc]]s, [[crustacean]]s, and even [[tunicate]]s. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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[[Category:Centrophoridae]] |
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[[Category:ovoviviparous fish]] |
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| Species: | C. moluccensis
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The smallfin gulper shark, Centrophorus moluccensis, is a medium-sized deepwater dogfish.
Physical Characteristics
The smallfin gulper has no anal fin, two dorsal fins with spines, long free rear tips on pectoral fins, and a deeply notched caudal fin. Maximum length 98 cm.
Distribution
The smallfin gulper is found in the western Indian Ocean off South Africa and Mozambique, and the western Pacific off of Honshu, Japan, Indonesia, New Hebrides, New Caledonia, and southern Australia.
Habits and habitat
Thye smallfin gulper is a common deepwater shark. They live near the bottom between 130 and 820 m. They are ovoviviparous and have 2 pups per litter. Their food is primarily bony fish but also other sharks, molluscs, crustaceans, and even tunicates.
See also
References
- Template:IUCN2006 Database entry includes a lengthy justification of why this species is listed as data deficient
- "Centrophorus muluccensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 5 February.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help) - FAO Species Catalogue Volume 4 Parts 1 and 2 Sharks of the World
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Centrophorus moluccensis". FishBase. February 2006 version.