Kingdom Animalia Class Chondrichthyes Order Squaliformes Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Subclass Elasmobranchii Family Centrophoridae | |
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Similar Blackfin gulper shark, Southern dogfish, Smallfin gulper shark, Mosaic gulper shark, Longsnout dogfish | ||
Centrophorus seychellorum or Seychelles gulper shark, is a species of fish in the Centrophoridae family found in Alphonse island in Seychelles. This species is distinguished by having large tip of snout to first dorsal distance of 34% TL; first dorsal fin high (7 % TL); second dorsal fin base long (9.8% TL); long snout (12.2% TL); uniformly grey with tip and the trailing edge of dorsal fins blackish. It is one of 11 described species in the genus Centrophorus.
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