LEAFSCALE GULPER SHARK

Centrophorus squamosus


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Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

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Found on or near the bottom of continental slopes; also found pelagically in the upper 1,250 m of water 4,000 m deep (Ref. 31367). Presumably feeds on fish and cephalopods (Ref. 6871). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Utilized dried salted for human consumption and as fishmeal (Ref. 247).