The blackfin gulper shark (Centrophorus isodon) is a dogfish of the family Centrophoridae in the Northwest Pacific.[2]
| Blackfin gulper shark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Centrophoridae |
| Genus: | Centrophorus |
| Species: | C. isodon
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| Binomial name | |
| Centrophorus isodon | |
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| Range of blackfin gulper shark (in blue) | |
Commercial uses
editThreats are not entirely clear but they may be bycatching from deepwater trawling and line fisheries and may also be used for cod liver oil and fish meal.
References
edit- ^ Rigby, C.L.; Ebert, D.A.; Herman, K. (2020). "Centrophorus isodon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44563A124432455. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44563A124432455.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Centrophorus isodon". FishBase. May 2006 version.
