MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Centrophoridae Bleeker, 1859

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Centrophoridae Bleeker, 1859

AphiaID

105713 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105713)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Squaliformes

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Genus Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837
Genus Deania Jordan & Snyder, 1902
Genus Atractophorus Gilchrist, 1922 accepted as Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837
Genus Centroporus accepted as Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Genus Encheiridiodon Smith, 1967 accepted as Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837
Genus Lepidorhinus Bonaparte, 1838 accepted as Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837
Genus Lepidorphinus accepted as Lepidorhinus Bonaparte, 1838 accepted as Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837 (misspelling)
Genus Machephilus Johnson, 1868 accepted as Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837
Genus Nasisqualus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 accepted as Deania Jordan & Snyder, 1902
Genus Pseudocentrophorus Chu, Meng & Liu, 1981 accepted as Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837

Environment

marine, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Centrophoridae Bleeker, 1859. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105713 on 2025-04-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2015-04-17 08:48:21Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa. 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors

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Other

additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

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Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

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Language	Name
English	gulper sharks	[details]
Japanese	アイザメ科	[details]
Norwegian Bokmål	gråhåfamilien	[details]
Norwegian Nynorsk	gråhåfamilien	[details]

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