Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Adults with tips of dorsal fins black, prominently marked from base of fins (Ref. 31367).

Common Names

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Hiu senget , Bali , Indonesia

Hiu taji , Bali , Indonesia

Dwergzwelghaai , Dutch , Netherlands

Blackfin gulper shark , English , Global

Dwarf gulper shark , English , South Africa

Mustserv-astelhai , Estonian , Estonia

Hiu botol , Javanese , Indonesia

黑緣刺鯊 , Mandarin Chinese , China

黑缘刺鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Squaliformes

Family: Centrophoridae

Genus: Centrophorus

Species: Centrophorus atromarginatus Garman, 1913

Climate Zone

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bathydemersal

Location

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Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Aden, Japan, Taiwan, and northern Papua New Guinea. Often confused with Centrophorus granulosus.

Biology

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A little-known deepwater dogfish found on the upper continental slopes to at least 450 m (Ref. 31367). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Probably taken in bottom trawls (Ref. 31367). Caught by demersal longline fisheries operating in deepwater areas. Utilised for its meat, fins (low value) and liver oil (very high value) (Ref.58048).

Habitat

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bathydemersal