Centrophorus squamosus

leafscale gulper shark

Time: 0.8–83.6 million years ago
Period: Unknown
Known sites: 11

Centrophorus squamosus distmap — Chris_huh — CC-BY-SA-3.0 — File:Centrophorus_squamosus_distmap.png

Summary

The leafscale gulper shark 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.

Source: Wikipedia - Leafscale gulper shark

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