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Blackfin gulper shark
Centrophorus isodon
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Blackfin gulper shark
- Scientific
- Centrophorus isodon
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Sharks
- Maximum size
- Up to about 1.1 m (male)
- Depth and habitat
- Deep-water, on or near the bottom
- IUCN status
- EN · EndangeredEndangered (EN), assessed 2019
Description
A deep-water gulper shark with large green eyes, reaching about 1.1 m. It lives near the bottom on deep slopes and is caught for its oil-rich liver.
In the Maldives
Sharks are fully protected in the Maldives (since 2010).
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Centrophorus-isodon.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Centrophorus_isodon_distmap.png
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.