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Image Bank - Sharks and Rays

Western Gulper Shark,Swimming

Reference

IB3052

Category

Sharks and Rays

Family Name

Gulper Sharks - CENTROPHORIDAE

Common Name

Western Gulper Shark,Swimming

Scientific Name

Centrophorus westraliensis

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

These medium-sized sharks grow to lengths of 1-1.6 m, and are often abundant in deeper waters, from 100 m down to more than 2000 m. They feed on benthic and mid-water fishes, squids and crustaceans.

Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia

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