Mosaic gulper shark

The mosaic gulper shark has no anal fin, two dorsal fins with large spines, the second dorsal relatively high, almost as high as first, large eyes, angular extended free tips on the pectoral fins, and a moderately notched caudal fin.

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The Mosaic gulper shark lives in the benthopelagic, marine, depth range 20 - 732 m environment.

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Common names

Genrokuzame in Japanese (日本語)
Mosaic gulper shark in English
Mozaïekzwelghaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
Quelvacho mosaico in Spanish (español)
Squale-chagrin mosaïque in French (français)
鋸齒刺鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
锯齿刺鲨 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Squaliformes
Family : Centrophoridae
Genus : Centrophorus
Species : Centrophorus tessellatus
Authority : Garman, 1906

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Mosaic gulper shark (Centrophorus tessellatus)