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PicoSearch

Leafscale Gulper Shark


Scientifically:
Centrophorus squamosus.

What To Look For:
A medium-sized shark with two dorsal fins, each with a sharp spine. Recognised by the second fin being set far back on the grey-brown body. The long snout and large eyes are designed for living and hunting in the low light conditions that exist at depths of between 1000 and 2300 m. A fishery exists for Leafscale Gulpers in the eastern Atlantic.

Size:
Up to 1.5 m. Females are slightly larger than males.

Distribution:
Widespread in the Eastern Atlantic, Japan, Philippines and New Zealand.

Food:
No details, but believed to eat cephalopods.

Breeding:
Live-bearer, with 5 pups per litter.

Danger To Humans:
Not dangerous, but should be handled with care as spines can injure. Occasionally caught by hake trawlers.


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