Leafscale Gulper Shark
Centrophorus squamosus
- Endangered
- Card rarity: Epic
- Sharks and rays
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.
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Squaliformes
- Family
- Centrophoridae
- Genus
- Centrophorus