Centrophorus lesliei White, Ebert & Naylor, 2017
African gulper shark

Family:  Centrophoridae (Gulper sharks)
Max. size:  76.5 cm TL (male/unsexed); 99 cm TL (female)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 370 - 610 m
Distribution:  Western Indian Ocean, Mozambique Channel (Madagascar and Mozambique), and off Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, and Togo.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 21 November 2019 (A2d) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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