Kingdom Animalia Subclass Elasmobranchii Family Centrophoridae Scientific name Centrophorus tessellatus Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Squaliformes Genus Centrophorus Higher classification Centrophorus | |
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Similar Smallfin gulper shark, Blackfin gulper shark, Ornate dogfish, Longsnout dogfish, Lowfin gulper shark | ||
The mosaic gulper shark, Centrophorus tessellatus, is a small rare deepwater dogfish, found in the Pacific Ocean around Honshū, Japan and the Hawaiian Islands at depths between 260 and 730 m. It is one of 13 described species in the genus Centrophorus.
The mosaic gulper shark has no anal fin, two dorsal fins with large spines (the second dorsal is relatively high, almost as high as the first), large eyes, angular extended free tips on the pectoral fins, and a moderately notched caudal fin. It has a maximum length of 89 cm.
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