Centrophorus tessellatus, Mosaic gulper shark

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Centrophorus tessellatus Garman, 1906

Mosaic gulper shark
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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Squaliformes (Sleeper and dogfish sharks) > Centrophoridae (Gulper sharks)
Etymology: Centrophorus: centr[um] (L.), prickle or sharp point; phorus, from phoreus (Gr.), bearer or carrier, referring to grooved spines on dorsal fins. (See ETYFish);  tessellatus: Latin for tessellated, i.e., inlaid with small squares, allusion not explained, probably referring to dermal denticles block-like and widespaced instead of overlapping. (See ETYFish).
More on author: Garman.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 20 - 732 m (Ref. 58018). Deep-water; 32°N - 31°N, 130°E - 132°E (Ref. 54322)

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Northwest Pacific: southeastern Honshu, Japan. Eastern Central Pacific: French Polynesia and Hawaiian Islands.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 89.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 247)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A little-known gulper shark of the insular slopes. Apparently rare. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205). Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Compagno, Leonard J.V. | Collaborators

Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 1 - Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/1):1-249. Rome, FAO. (Ref. 247)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Endangered (EN) (A2d); Date assessed: 28 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5001   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00263 (0.00121 - 0.00572), b=3.18 (2.99 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.3   ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (56 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 5.89 [1.11, 29.55] mg/100g; Iron = 0.249 [0.058, 0.798] mg/100g; Protein = 19.2 [16.9, 21.5] %; Omega3 = 0.285 [0.102, 0.888] g/100g; Selenium = 14.8 [4.2, 45.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 21.5 [4.8, 104.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.321 [0.155, 0.642] mg/100g (wet weight);