(Centrophoridae)
Gulper Sharks
Ковтаючі акули
The Centrophoridae are a family of squaliform sharks. The family contains just two genera and about 15 species. They are sometimes called gulper sharks, but this is also the name of a specific species in the family, Centrophorus granulosus. These are generally deepwater fish. While some, such as the gulper shark Centrophorus granulosus, are found worldwide and fished commercially, others are uncommon and little-known. Their usual prey is other fish; some are known to feed on squid, octopus, and shrimp. Some species live on the bottom (benthic), while others are pelagic. They are ovoviviparous, with the female retaining the egg-cases in her body until they hatch.
They are small to medium sharks, ranging from 79 to 164 cm in adult body length. The members of the genus Deania generally have a long flattened snout.
(Deania calceus)
Birdbeak Dogfish
Дзьобова акула птаходзьоба
It is found in the Pacific Ocean around Honshū (Japan), southern Australia, New Zealand, and Chile, and in the Atlantic Ocean from Iceland south to the Cape of Good Hope, at depths of 73–1,450 m.
(Deania profundorum)
Arrowhead Dogfish
Дзьобова акула стрілоголова
It is found in the Pacific Ocean around the Philippines, the western Atlantic Ocean off the Carolinas, the eastern Atlantic Ocean along the west coast of Africa, and the Indian Ocean off South Africa, at depths of 300–1,785 m.
(Deania quadrispinosa)
Longsnout Dogfish
Дзьобова акула довогоноса
It is found in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans from Namibia to Mozambique and in the South Pacific off southern Australia and New Zealand, at depths of 150–732 m.
(Deania hystricosa)
Rough Longnose Dogfish
Дзьобова акула грубоноса
It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean around Madeira and in the Pacific Ocean around southern Japan and New Zealand, at depths of 600–1,000 m.
(Centrophorus isodon)
Blackfin Gulper Shark
Ковтаюча акула чорноплавцева
It is found in scattered locations off the coasts of Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and the Philippines, as well as in the South China Sea, at depths of 200–2,100 m.
(Centrophorus uyato)
Little Gulper Shark
Мала гілчаста акула
It is found in the northern Gulf of Mexico, the eastern Atlantic from Spain south to the Cape of Good Hope, the Mediterranean west of Sicily, the western Indian Ocean around Mozambique, Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal around India, at depths of 50–1,400 m.
(Centrophorus harrissoni)
Harrisson's Dogfish
Ковтаюча акула австралійська
It is found off the coasts of eastern Australia and New Zealand. Its habitat is in the demersal zone on the upper to middle continental slope, at depths of 200–1,050 m.
(Centrophorus granulosus)
Large Gulper Shark
Ковтаюча акула гранульована
It is found along the coasts of western Europe and western Africa, Madeira, the Canary Islands, Mozambique, Madagascar, Somalia, Yemen, western Mediterranean Sea and the Caribbean Sea, as well as in the waters off western and northern Australia, the northern coast of New Guinea, and southern Japan, at depths of 100–1,490 m.
(Centrophorus atromarginatus)
Dwarf Gulper Shark
Ковтаюча акула карликова
It is found in the Indo-West Pacific, ranging from the Gulf of Aden to Japan, Taiwan, and northern Papua New Guinea, at depths of 100–1,200 m.
(Centrophorus lesliei)
African Gulper Shark
Ковтаюча акула африканська
It is found in the Western Indian Ocean, Mozambique Channel, and in the Atlantic Ocean off the coasts of Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, the Canary Islands, Ghana, Togo, and Senegal, at depths of 340–610 m.
(Centrophorus longipinnis)
Longfin Gulper Shark
Ковтаюча акула довгоплавцева
It is found in the western Pacific Ocean off Taiwan, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea, at depths of 330–460 m.
(Centrophorus lusitanicus)
Lowfin Gulper Shark
Ковтаюча акула португальська
It is found in the Eastern Atlantic off Portugal and West Africa, the Indian Ocean around Mozambique and Madagascar, and the West Pacific by Taiwan, at depths of 300–1,400 m.
(Centrophorus moluccensis)
Endeavour Dogfish
Ковтаюча акула короткоплавцева
It is found in the western Indian Ocean off South Africa and Mozambique, and in the western Pacific Ocean off Honshū (Japan), Indonesia, New Hebrides, New Caledonia, and Australia, at depths of 130–820 m.
(Centrophorus seychellorum)
Seychelles Gulper Shark
Ковтаюча акула сейшельська
It is found around Alphonse Island in the Seychelles at depths of up to 1,000 m.
(Centrophorus squamosus)
Leafscale Gulper Shark
Ковтаюча акула листова
It is found in eastern Atlantic around continental slopes from Iceland south to the Cape of Good Hope, western Indian Ocean around Aldabra Islands, and western Pacific around Honshu (Japan), the Philippines, south-east Australia, and New Zealand, at depths of 230–2,360 m.
(Centrophorus tessellatus)
Mosaic Gulper Shark
Ковтаюча акула мозаїчна
It is found in the Pacific Ocean around Honshū, Japan and the Hawaiian Islands at depths of 260–728 m.
(Centrophorus westraliensis)
Western Gulper Shark
Ковтаюча акула західна
It is known from the waters of Western Australia, as well as Indonesia, East Timor, and islands in the Southern Indian Ocean, at depths of 616–750 m.
