Leafscale gulper shark
| Leafscale gulper shark | |
|---|---|
| Drawing by R. Mintern | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Centrophoridae |
| Genus: | Centrophorus |
| Species: | C. squamosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Centrophorus squamosus Bonnaterre, 1788 | |
| Range of leafscale gulper shark (in blue) | |
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The leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus) is a dogfish of the family Centrophoridae. C. squamosus is reported to have a lifespan of approximately 70 years, based on otolith ring counts. It was the first described species in the genus Centrophorus, which now contains 13 species.