Genus Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837
Endeavour Dogfish
- Centrophorus Müller, J. & Henle, F.G.J. 1837. Gattungen der Haifische und Rochen, nach ihrer Arbeit: "Ueber die Naturgeschichte der Knorpelfische". Bericht der Königlisch Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1836: 111-118 [115] [name also appeared in Müller, J. & Henle, F.G.J. 1837. Ueber die Gattungen der Plagiostomen. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte 3(1): 394–401].
Type species:
Squalus granulosus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 by monotypy.
Introduction
White et al. (2013) have commenced a revision of the genus Centrophorus beginning with a redescription of C. granulosa, the type of the genus, which they treat as a senior synonym of C. acus and C. niaukang.
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
CENTROPHORIDAE: Centrophorus uyato (Rafinesque, 1810) [the species has been incorrectly placed in Centrophorus and actually belongs in Squalus; the identity of the species is uncertain] — White, W.T., Ebert, D.A. & Compagno, L.J.V. 2008. Description of two new species of gulper sharks, genus Centrophorus (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes: Centrophoridae) from Australia. pp. 1-21 in Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J. (eds). Descriptions of new Australian chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper No. 022: 1-358 [1]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Circumglobal.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
General References
Compagno, L.J.V. & Niem, V.H. 1998. Hexanchidae, Echinorhinidae, Squalidae. pp. 1208-1232 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 2 687-1396 pp.
Graham, K.J. & Daley, R.K. 2011. Distribution, reproduction and population structure of three gulper sharks (Centrophorus, Centrophoridae) in south-east Australian waters. Marine and Freshwater Research 62: 583–595
Stevens, J.D. 1994. Families Echinorhinidae, Squalidae, Oxynotidae, Parascyllidae, Orectolobidae. pp. 91-118 figs 28-73 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs.
White, W.T., Ebert, D.A., Naylor, G.J.P., Ho, H-C., Clerkin, P., Veríssimo, A. & Cotton, C.F. 2013. Revision of the genus Centrophorus (Squaliformes: Centrophoridae): Part 1—Redescription of Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider), a senior synonym of C. acus Garman and C. niaukang Teng. Zootaxa 3752(1): 35-72
White, W.T., Ebert, D.A. & Compagno, L.J.V. 2008. Description of two new species of gulper sharks, genus Centrophorus (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes: Centrophoridae) from Australia. pp. 1-21 in Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J. (eds). Descriptions of new Australian chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper No. 022: 1-358
Common Name References
Haling, G., Kennedy, T., Last, P. & Palmer, R. 1988. Recommended Marketing Names for Fish. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service 238 pp. [40] (Australian Marketing Name for C. scalpratus, C. harrisoni, C. uyato) (Endeavour Dogfish)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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05-Jun-2024 | ELASMOBRANCHII | 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | |
06-Mar-2023 | CENTROPHORIDAE | 12-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | |
19-Feb-2014 | CENTROPHORIDAE | 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
16-Apr-2012 | 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED |