Seychelles gulper shark
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Species: | C. seychellorum
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Centrophorus seychellorum Baranes, 2003
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Known range of the Seychelles gulper shark (in blue) |
Centrophorus seychellorum or Seychelles gulper shark, is a species of fish in the Centrophoridae family found in Alphonse island in Seychelles. [1] 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. [2] It is one of 11 described species in the genus Centrophorus.
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References
- ^ "Centrophorus seychellorum". IUCN. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ Baranes, A. (2003): Sharks from the Amirantes Islands, Seychelles, with a description of two new species of squaloids from the deep sea. Israel Journal of Zoology, 49: 33-65.