Dumb gulper shark

(Centrophorus harrissoni)

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Description

The dumb gulper shark (Centrophorus harrissoni) is a rare and endangered deepwater dogfish,known from only along the east coast of Australia and isolated spots north and west of New Zealand.It is also known as the dumb shark,Harrison's deep-sea dogfish,or Harrison's dogfish.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order:Squaliformes
Family:Centrophoridae
Genus:Centrophorus
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