Centrophorus uyato
(Rafinesque, 1810)
Little gulper shark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Squaliformes Centrophoridae
Reference of the original description
Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e pinate della Sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi, lère partie. (Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i–iv] 3–69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia–iva + 71–105 [106 blank])
Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e pinate della Sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi, lère partie. (Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i–iv] 3–69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia–iva + 71–105 [106 blank])
Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Acanthias uyatus, Centrophorus bragancae, Centrophorus cf. machiquensis, Centrophorus cf. uyato, Centrophorus cf. zeehaani, Centrophorus machiquensis, Centrophorus uyatus, Centrophorus zeehaani, Entoxychirus uyato, Entoxychirus uyatus, Spinax uyatus, Squalus uyato, Squalus uyatus
Acanthias uyatus, Centrophorus bragancae, Centrophorus cf. machiquensis, Centrophorus cf. uyato, Centrophorus cf. zeehaani, Centrophorus machiquensis, Centrophorus uyatus, Centrophorus zeehaani, Entoxychirus uyato, Entoxychirus uyatus, Spinax uyatus, Squalus uyato, Squalus uyatus
Types
Centrophorus uyato
Centrophorus bragancae
Lectotype: BMNH: 1904.11.30.12; Paralectotype: BMNH: 1904.11.30.11;
Centrophorus machiquensis
Holotype: MMF: 3767;
Centrophorus zeehaani
Holotype: CSIRO: H 6628-05; Paratype: AMS: I.44310-001; CSIRO: H 6628-07; CSIRO: H 6628-06; CSIRO: H 6628-04; CSIRO: H 6628-02; CSIRO: H 6628-01; CSIRO: H 6628-03; NMV: A 29736-001;
Spinax uyatus
Holotype: ANSP: 483 (old: Bonaparte 241);
Squalus uyato
XXXX: No types known;
Centrophorus uyato
Centrophorus bragancae
Lectotype: BMNH: 1904.11.30.12; Paralectotype: BMNH: 1904.11.30.11;
Centrophorus machiquensis
Holotype: MMF: 3767;
Centrophorus zeehaani
Holotype: CSIRO: H 6628-05; Paratype: AMS: I.44310-001; CSIRO: H 6628-07; CSIRO: H 6628-06; CSIRO: H 6628-04; CSIRO: H 6628-02; CSIRO: H 6628-01; CSIRO: H 6628-03; NMV: A 29736-001;
Spinax uyatus
Holotype: ANSP: 483 (old: Bonaparte 241);
Squalus uyato
XXXX: No types known;
Description :
Citation: Centrophorus uyato (Rafinesque, 1810): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 11/2024
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Centrophorus uyato © Ana Verissimo, Portugal
Centrophorus uyato © Ana Verissimo, Portugal
Common names
Galludito, Quelva, Quelvacho negro, Petit squale-chagrin, Endeavor dogfish, Endeavour dogs, Endeavour shark, Little gulper shark, Southern dogfish, Agoggion de bocca neigra, Bocca nera, Centroforo boccanera, Sagri, Barroso, Lixa, Lixa pequena, Lixa-de-lei, Queime, Quelme, Ramudo, Ujatu (malta)
Galludito, Quelva, Quelvacho negro, Petit squale-chagrin, Endeavor dogfish, Endeavour dogs, Endeavour shark, Little gulper shark, Southern dogfish, Agoggion de bocca neigra, Bocca nera, Centroforo boccanera, Sagri, Barroso, Lixa, Lixa pequena, Lixa-de-lei, Queime, Quelme, Ramudo, Ujatu (malta)
Short Description
A small, slender gulper shark with a long, narrow snout, a short 1st dorsal fin and a high 2nd dorsal fin; pectoral rear tips usually very long; denticles small and flat [536]. Brownish-grey above, light grey below [536].
A small, slender gulper shark with a long, narrow snout, a short 1st dorsal fin and a high 2nd dorsal fin; pectoral rear tips usually very long; denticles small and flat [536]. Brownish-grey above, light grey below [536].
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico. Eastern Atlantic: western Mediterranean and Gibraltar to Senegal, Côte d"quot;Ivoire to Nigeria, Cameroon to Angola, northern Namibia. Indian Ocean: southern Mozambique, uncertain records from India; Western Australia [1388]. Western Pacific: Australia [1388]; occurrence in Taiwan needs validation. Validity of this species is uncertain [3694]. Source: www.gbif.org
Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico. Eastern Atlantic: western Mediterranean and Gibraltar to Senegal, Côte d"quot;Ivoire to Nigeria, Cameroon to Angola, northern Namibia. Indian Ocean: southern Mozambique, uncertain records from India; Western Australia [1388]. Western Pacific: Australia [1388]; occurrence in Taiwan needs validation. Validity of this species is uncertain [3694]. Source: www.gbif.org
Human uses
fisheries: minor commercial; price category: not marketed/unknown; price reliability:
fisheries: minor commercial; price category: not marketed/unknown; price reliability:
Biology
Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Number of young usually only 1. Size at birth between 40 and 50 cm [518]. Distinct pairing with embrace [17086]. A common deepwater dogfish of the outer continental shelves and upper slopes, on or near the bottom. Feeds on bony fish, such as myctophids and squid (Ref. 58748).
Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Number of young usually only 1. Size at birth between 40 and 50 cm [518]. Distinct pairing with embrace [17086]. A common deepwater dogfish of the outer continental shelves and upper slopes, on or near the bottom. Feeds on bony fish, such as myctophids and squid (Ref. 58748).
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=1261; doubtful authorship of Rafinesque, 1810, maybe Bonaparte 1834 [21699];
shark-references Species-ID=1261; doubtful authorship of Rafinesque, 1810, maybe Bonaparte 1834 [21699];
Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Copepoda
Copepoda
- Echthrogaleus coleoptratus (Guérin-Méneville, 1837) [16609]