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FAMILY Bleeker, 1859 - gulper [=Centrophoroidei, Deaniinae, Deaniinae] Notes: Centrophoroidei Bleeker, 1859c:79 [ref. 373] (family) [also Bleeker 1859d:XII [ref. 371]] Deaniinae Compagno, 1973b:26 [ref. 31929] (subfamily) [name only, published after 1960, not available, Article 13.1.1] Deaniinae Compagno, 1984a:28, 29 [ref. 6474] (subfamily) Deania [published after 1960 as a junior synonym; not available, Article 11.6.3]

GENUS Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837 - gulper sharks [=Centrophorus Müller [J.] & Henle [F. G. J.], 1837:115, Atractophorus Gilchrist [J. D. F.], 1922:48, Encheiridiodon Smith [J. L. B.], 1967:128, Entoxychirus Gill [T. N.], 1863:496, 498, Gaboa (subgenus of Centrophorus) Whitley [G. P.], 1940:146, Lepidorhinus Bonaparte [C. L.], 1838:207 [9], Machephilus Johnson [J. Y.], 1868:713, Pseudocentrophorus Chu [Y.-T.], Meng [C.-W.] & Liu [J.-X.], 1981:100, 102, Somnispinax (subgenus of Centrophorus) Whitley [G. P.], 1940:146] Notes: [ref. 3067]. Masc. Squalus granulosus Bloch & Schneider, 1801. Type by monotypy. Dates to Müller & Henle as above. Also in Müller & Henle 1838:89 [ref. 3066]. Also in Müller & Henle 1839:88 [ref. 3069]. •Valid as Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837 -- (Krefft & Tortonese 1973:38 [ref. 7165], McEachran & Branstetter in Whitehead et al. 1984:130 [ref. 13675], Compagno 1984:35 [ref. 6474], Bass et al. 1986:49 [ref. 5636], Cappetta 1987:53 [ref. 6348], Paxton et al. 1989:30 [ref. 12442], Muñoz-Chápuli & Ramos 1989 [ref. 12834], Gomon et al. 1994:92 [ref. 22532], Compagno 1999:472 [ref. 25589], Compagno 2003:388 [ref. 26984], Compagno et al. 2005:51 [ref. 29145], Hoese & Gates 2006:150 [ref. 28997], Bañón et al. 2008:411 [ref. 29595], White et al. 2008:1 [ref. 29674], White 2008:85 [ref. 30617], Castro 2011:69 [ref. 31457], White & Last 2013:230 [ref. 33242]). Current status: Valid as Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837. Centrophoridae. (Atractophorus) [ref. 1648]. Masc. Atractophorus armatus Gilchrist, 1922. Type by monotypy. Spelled Actractophorus once by Gilchrist on p. 48, Atractophorus with main heading and on p. 42. •Synonym of Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837 -- (Krefft & Tortonese 1973:38 [ref. 7165], Compagno 1984:35 [ref. 6474], Bass et al. 1986:49 [ref. 5636], Cappetta 1987:53 [ref. 6348], White et al. 2013:43 [ref. 33033]). Current status: Synonym of Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837. Centrophoridae. (Encheiridiodon) [ref. 4141]. Masc. Encheiridiodon hendersoni Smith, 1967. Type by original designation, "holotype" in first line apparently a slip for "type" based on style for other accounts, also monotypic. •Synonym of Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837 -- (Compagno 1984:35 [ref. 6474] as Enchiridiodon, Bass et al. 1986:49 [ref. 5636], White et al. 2013:43 [ref. 33033]). Current status: Synonym of Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1967. Centrophoridae. (Entoxychirus) [ref. 1671]. Masc. Squalus uyato Rafinesque, 1810. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Spelled Entoxychyrus by Duméril 1865:699 [ref. 1150]. •Synonym of Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837 -- (Krefft & Tortonese 1973:38 [ref. 7165], Compagno 1984:35 [ref. 6474], Cappetta 1987:53 [ref. 6348], White et al. 2013:43 [ref. 33033]). Current status: Synonym of Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837. Centrophoridae. (Gaboa) [ref. 4700]. Fem. Centrophorus harrissoni McCulloch, 1915. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837 -- (Compagno 1984:35 [ref. 6474], White et al. 2013:43 [ref. 33033]). Current status: Synonym of Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837. Centrophoridae. (Lepidorhinus) [ref. 4979]. Masc. Squalus squamosus Bonnaterre, 1788. Type by original designation (see p. 2 of separate; also monotypic). On p. 9 of separate. •Valid as Lepidorhinus Bonaparte, 1838 -- (Krefft & Tortonese 1973:40 [ref. 7165]). •Synonym of Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837 -- (Compagno 1984:35 [ref. 6474], Bass et al. 1986:49 [ref. 5636], White et al. 2013:43 [ref. 33033]). Current status: Synonym of Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837. Centrophoridae. (Machephilus) [ref. 2360]. Masc. Machephilus dumerilli Johnson 1868. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Lepidorhinus Bonaparte, 1838 -- (Krefft & Tortonese 1973:40 [ref. 7165]). •Synonym of Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837 -- (Compagno 1984:35 [ref. 6474], White et al. 2013:43 [ref. 33033]). Current status: Synonym of Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837. Centrophoridae. (Pseudocentrophorus) [ref. 835]. Masc. Pseudocentrophorus isodon Chu, Meng & Liu, 1981. Type by original designation (also monotypic). English description begins on p. 102. •Synonym of Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837 based on placement of isodon -- (White et al. 2013:43 [ref. 33033]). Current status: Synonym of Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837. Centrophoridae. (Somnispinax) [ref. 4700]. Masc. Centrophorus nilsoni Thompson, 1930. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Misspelled Somnisphinax by Neave 1950:252 [ref. 6512]. •Synonym of Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837 -- (Compagno 1984:35 [ref. 6474], White et al. 2013:43 [ref. 33033]). Current status: Synonym of Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837. Centrophoridae.

Species Centrophorus atromarginatus Garman, 1913 - blackfin gulper [=Centrophorus atromarginatus Garman [S.], 1913:200, Pl. 13 (figs. 1-4), Centrophorus armatus barbatus Teng [H.-T.], 1962:151, Fig. 38] Notes: [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 36; ref. 1545] Suruga Gulf, Japan. Current status: Valid as Centrophorus atromarginatus Garman, 1913. Centrophoridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine. (barbatus) [Classification and distribution of the of Taiwan; ref. 12623] Northeast coast of Taiwan, 24°50'N, 122°05'E, about 450 fathoms. Current status: Synonym of Centrophorus atromarginatus Garman, 1913. Centrophoridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) - [=Squalus granulosus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.], 1801:135, Centrophorus acus Garman [S.], 1906:204, Squalus ater Cabrera [A.], Pérez [L.] & Haenseler [F.], 1817:11, Squalus ater Cabrera, Pérez [A.] & Haenseler [F.], in Graells, 1887:185, Centrophorus machiquensis Maul [G. E.], 1955:5, Figs. 13-16, Centrophorus niaukang Teng [H.-T.], 1959:1, Pl. 1; Figs 1-2], Centrophorus robustus Deng [S.-M.], Xiong [G.-Q.] & Zhan [H.-X.], 1985:103 (English p. 106), Fig. 2, Centrophorus steindachneri Pietschmann [V.], 1907:394 [1]] Notes: [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] No locality stated. Current status: Valid as Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Centrophoridae. Distribution: Circumglobal (including Mediterranean Sea), except eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (acus) [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 46 (no. 11); ref. 1542] Yokohama market, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Centrophoridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific and ? western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (ater) [Lista de los peces del mar de Andalucía; ref. 17319] Western Andalusia, near Cádiz, Spain, eastern Atlantic. Current status: Synonym of Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Centrophoridae. (ater) [Revista de los Progresos de las Ciencias Exactas, Fisicas y Naturales, Madrid v. 22 (no. 3); ref. 30438] Western Andalusia, near Cádiz, Spain, eastern Atlantic. Current status: Synonym of Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Centrophoridae. (machiquensis) [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 279; ref. 12673] Off Machico, Madeira, eastern Atlantic, depth about 400 meters. Current status: Synonym of Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Centrophoridae. Habitat: marine. (niaukang)[Report - Laboratory of Biology, Taiwan Research Institute No. 9; ref. 9075] Northeastern coast of Taiwan, Tou-cheng, near Kuei-shan Island, Ilan Prefecture, 24°48'N, 121°54'E, depth about 250 meters. Current status: Synonym of Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Centrophoridae. Distribution: Cosmopolitan: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine. (robustus) [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 10 (no. 1); ref. 8166] East China Sea, 30°35'05"N, 128°54'03"E, depth 780 meters. Current status: Synonym of Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Centrophoridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine. (steindachneri) [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien v. 44 (no. 20); ref. 18554] Japan. Current status: Synonym of Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Centrophoridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Centrophorus harrissoni McCulloch, 1915 - dumb gulper shark [=Centrophorus harrissoni McCulloch [A. R.], 1915:99, Pl. 14 (figs. 1-4)] Notes: [Biological Results Endeavour v. 3 (pt 3); ref. 2941] Near Gabo Island, Victoria, Australia. Current status: Valid as Centrophorus harrissoni McCulloch, 1915. Centrophoridae. Distribution: Australia and New Zealand (possibly New Caledonia). Habitat: marine.

Species Centrophorus isodon (Chu et al., 1981) - blackfin gulper shark [=Pseudocentrophorus isodon Chu [Y.-T.], Meng [C.-W.] & Liu [J.-X.], 1981:100 [English p. 102], Fig.] Notes: [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 6 (no. 1); ref. 835] Current status: Valid as Centrophorus isodon (Chu, Meng & Liu, 1981). Centrophoridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Centrophorus lusitanicus Barbosa du Bocage & de Brito Capello, 1864 - [=Centrophorus lusitanicus Barbosa du Bocage [J. V.] & de Brito Capello [F.], 1864:260, Fig. 1] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864 (pt 2); ref. 479] [Nossos mares] Portugal, Northeastern Atlantic. Current status: Valid as Centrophorus lusitanicus Barbosa du Bocage & de Brito Capello, 1864. Centrophoridae. Distribution: Cosmopolitan. Habitat: marine.

Species Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker, 1860 - smallfin gulper shark [=Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker [P.], 1860:3, Atractophorus armatus Gilchrist [J. D. F.], 1922:48, Pl. 7 (fig. 3) Centrophorus scalpratus McCulloch [A. R.], 1915:97, Pl. 13 (figs. 2-7)] Notes: [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 8 (art. 5); ref. 378] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker, 1860. Centrophoridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, South Africa and Réunion (western Mascarenes) east to Philippines and Vanuatu, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (armatus) [Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa Rep. 2 (art. 3); ref. 1648] KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth l60 fathoms. Current status: Synonym of Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker, 1860. Centrophoridae. Habitat: marine. (scalpratus) [Biological Results Endeavour v. 3 (pt 3); ref. 2941] Off Gabo Island, 38°50'S, 148°15'E, Victorian coast, South Australia, depth 70-80 fathoms. Current status: Synonym of Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker, 1860. Centrophoridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Centrophorus seychellorum Baranes, 2003 - Seychelles gulper shark [=Centrophorus seychellorum Baranes [A.], 2003:54, Figs. 16-25] Notes: [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 49; ref. 27888] Off Alphonse Island, Seychelles, depth 1000 meters. Current status: Valid as Centrophorus seychellorum Baranes, 2003. Centrophoridae. Distribution: Seychelles. Habitat: marine.

Species Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788) - [=Squalus squamosus Bonnaterre [J. P.], 1788:12, Machephilus dumerili Johnson [J. Y.], 1868:713, Centrophorus ferrugineus Meng [Q.-W.], Hu [A.-S.] & Li [S.], in Chu, Meng, Hu & Li, 1982:302 [English p. 309], Fig. 2], Centrophorus foliaceus Günther [A.], 1877:433, fuscus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & von Bonde [C.], 1924:2, Encheiridiodon hendersoni Smith [J. L. B.], 1967:129, Pls. 24-27, Centrophorus nilsoni Thompson [E. F.], 1930:276, Pl. 43] Notes: [Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie; ref. 4940] Locality not stated (probably eastern North Atlantic). Current status: Valid as Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788). Centrophoridae. Distribution: Cosmopolitan: Indo-West Pacific and eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (dumerili) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867 (pt 3); ref. 2360] Madeira, eastern Atlantic. Current status: Synonym of Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788). Centrophoridae. Habitat: marine. (ferrugineus) [Oceanologica et Limnologica Sinica v. 13 (no. 4); ref. 8492] South China Sea, 18°44.0'N, 112°46.3'E, depth 515 meters. Current status: Synonym of Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788). Centrophoridae. Habitat: marine. (foliaceus) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 20 (no. 119) (art. 56); ref. 2009] Off Inoshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, Inland Sea, Challenger station 232, depth 345 fathoms. Current status: Synonym of Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788). Centrophoridae. Habitat: marine. (fuscus) [Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa Rep. 3 (no. 7) (1922); ref. 1649] Off St. Helena Bay, 32°S, l6°E, South Africa, Pickle station 336, depth 280 fathoms. Current status: Synonym of Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788). Centrophoridae. Habitat: marine. (hendersoni) [Occasional Papers of the Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 11; ref. 4141] Algoa Bay, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788). Centrophoridae. Habitat: marine. (nilsoni) [Records of the Canterbury Museum v. 3; ref. 16214] Off Kaikoura, New Zealand, deep water. Current status: Synonym of Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788). Centrophoridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Centrophorus tessellatus Garman, 1906 - [=Centrophorus tessellatus Garman [S.], 1906:205] Notes: [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 46 (no. 11); ref. 1542] East of Japan, off Honshu Island, 35°08'20"N, 139°31-30'E, depth 400 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Centrophorus tessellatus Garman, 1906. Centrophoridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldives, southern Japan, Hawaiian Islands, possibly off North America.. Habitat: marine.

Species Centrophorus uyato (Rafinesque, 1810) - [=Squalus uyato Rafinesque [C. S.], 1810:13, Pl. 14 (fig. 2), Squalus infernus Blainville [H. de], 1825:59, Pl. 14 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Valid as Centrophorus uyato (Rafinesque, 1810). Centrophoridae. Distribution: Atlantic (including Mediterranean Sea); ? Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine. (infernus) [Faune Française; ou histoire naturelle Livr. 13 & 14; ref. 4991] France, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Centrophorus uyato (Rafinesque, 1810). Centrophoridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Centrophorus westraliensis White et al., 2008 - Western gulper shark [=Centrophorus westraliensis White [W. T.], Ebert [D. A.] & Compagno [L. J. V.], 2008:7, Figs. 5-7] Notes: [CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper No. 022; ref. 29674] West of Point D'Entrecausteaux, Western Australia, 35°00'S, 114°42'E, depth 738-750 meters. Current status: Valid as Centrophorus westraliensis White, Ebert & Compagno, 2008. Centrophoridae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Centrophorus zeehaani White et al., 2008 - Southern gulper shark, [=Centrophorus zeehaani White [W. T.], Ebert [D. A.] & Compagno [L. J. V.], 2008:12, Figs. 8-10] Notes: [CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper No. 022; ref. 29674] South-west of Coffin Bay, South Australia, 35°14'S, 134°29'E, depth 30-600 meters. Current status: Valid as Centrophorus zeehaani White, Ebert & Compagno, 2008. Centrophoridae. Distribution: Southern Australia: New South Wales and Tasmania to Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Deania Jordan & Snyder, 1902 - longnose dogfishes [=Deania Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.], 1902:80, Deaniops Whitley [G. P.], 1932:326, Nasisqualus Smith [H. M.] & Radcliffe [L.], in Smith, 1912:681] Notes: [ref. 2515]. Fem. Deania eglantina Jordan & Snyder, 1902. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Deania Jordan & Snyder, 1902 -- (Krefft & Tortonese 1973:41 [ref. 7165], McEachran & Branstetter in Whitehead et al. 1984:137 [ref. 13675], Compagno 1984:65 [ref. 6474], Bass et al. 1986:53 [ref. 5636], Cappetta 1987:55 [ref. 6348], Paxton et al. 1989:34 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:100 [ref. 22532], Compagno 1999:473 [ref. 25589], Compagno 2003 [ref. 26984]:388 [ref. 26984], Compagno et al. 2005:53 [ref. 29145], Hoese & Gates 2006:151 [ref. 28997], White 2008:87 [ref. 30617], Castro 2011:70 [ref. 31457], Sanjuán et al. 2012:901 [ref. 32132], White et al. 2013:35 [ref. 33033]). Current status: Valid as Deania Jordan & Snyder, 1902. Centrophoridae. (Deaniops) [ref. 4674]. Masc. Acanthidium quadrispinosum McCulloch, 1915. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Deania Jordan & Snyder, 1902 -- (Compagno 1984:65 [ref. 6474]). Current status: Synonym of Deania Jordan & Snyder, 1902. Centrophoridae. (Nasisqualus) [ref. 4042]. Masc. Nasisqualus profundorum Smith & Radcliffe, 1912. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Deania Jordan & Snyder, 1902 -- (Compagno 1984:65 [ref. 6474]). Current status: Synonym of Deania Jordan & Snyder, 1902. Centrophoridae.

Species Deania calcea (Lowe, 1839) - [=Acanthidium calceus Lowe [R. T.], 1839:92, Acanthidium aciculatum Garman [S.], 1906:207 Centrophorus crepidalbus Barbosa du Bocage [J. V.] & de Brito Capello [F.], 1864:262, Fig. 2, Deania eglantina Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.], 1902:80, Fig. 2, Centrophorus kaikourae Whitley [G. P.], 1934:199, Acanthidium rostratum Garman [S.], 1906:206] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1839 (pt 7); ref. 2829] Madeira, eastern Atlantic. Current status: Valid as Deania calcea (Lowe, 1839). Centrophoridae. Distribution: Cosmopolitan (including North Sea). Habitat: marine. (aciculatum) [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 46 (no. 11); ref. 1542] Yokohama market, Sagami Bay, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Deania calcea (Lowe, 1839). Centrophoridae. Habitat: marine. (crepidalbus) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864 (pt 2); ref. 479] Portugal, Northeastern Atlantic. Current status: Synonym of Deania calcea (Lowe, 1839). Centrophoridae. Habitat: marine. (eglantina) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 25 (no. 1279); ref. 2515] Totomi Bay, off Numazu, Japan, Albatross station 3735. Current status: Synonym of Deania calcea (Lowe, 1839). Centrophoridae. Habitat: marine. (kaikourae) [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 10 (pt 4); ref. 4949] Off Kaikoura, New Zealand. Current status: Synonym of Deania calcea (Lowe, 1839). Centrophoridae. Habitat: marine. (rostratum) [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 46 (no. 11); ref. 1542] Yenoura, Suruga Gulf, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Deania calcea (Lowe, 1839). Centrophoridae. Habitat: marine

Species Deania hystricosa (Garman, 1906) - rough longnose dogfish [=Acanthidium hystricosum Garman [S.], 1906:206, Deania mauli Cadenat [J.] & Blache [J.], 1981:72, Figs. 47b, 50b-b2, 51, 53c1-c2] Notes: [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 46 (no. 11); ref. 1542] Sagami Bay, Japan. Current status: Valid as Deania hystricosa (Garman, 1906). Centrophoridae. Distribution: Eastern North Atlantic and western North Pacific. Habitat: marine. (mauli) [Faune Tropicale v. 21; ref. 8361] Camara de Lobos, off Madeira, eastern Atlantic. Current status: Synonym of Deania hystricosa (Garman, 1906). Centrophoridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Deania profundorum (Smith & Radcliffe, in Smith, 1912) - arrowhead dogfish [=Nasisqualus profundorum Smith [H. M.] & Radcliffe [L.], in Smith, 1912:681, Pl. 53; Fig. 3, Deania cremouxi Cadenat [J.], 1960:312, Figs. 1-16, Deania elegans Springer [S.], 1959:31, Fig. 1, Acanthidium natalense Gilchrist [J. D. F.], 1922:49, Pl. 7 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 41 (no. 1877); ref. 4042] Between Leyte Island and Mindanao Island, Philippines, 9°24'N, 125°12'E, Albatross station 5491, depth 736 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Deania profundorum (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912). Centrophoridae. Distribution: Cosmopolitan, except eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (cremouxi) [Bulletin de l'Institut Francais d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 22 (no. 1); ref. 20821] Kayar, Coast of Senegal, depth 250-550 meters. Current status: Synonym of Deania profundorum (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912). Centrophoridae. Habitat: marine. (elegans) [Copeia 1959 (no. 1); ref. 10190] Continental Slope off North Carolina, U.S.A., 34°40'N, 75°32'W, Delaware 58-1 tow 5, depth 200 fathoms. Current status: Synonym of Deania profundorum (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912). Centrophoridae. Habitat: marine. (natalense) [Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa Rep. 2 (art. 3); ref. 1648] Off Illovo River, 30°09'45"S, 30°58'02"E, KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, Pickle station 152, depth 160 fathoms. Current status: Synonym of Deania profundorum (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912). Centrophoridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Deania quadrispinosum (McCulloch, 1915) - longsnout dogfish [=Acanthidium quadrispinosum McCulloch [A. R.], 1915:100, Pl. 14 (figs. 5-8)] Notes: [Biological Results Endeavour v. 3 (pt 3); ref. 2941] Great Australian Bight, edge of Bank between Gabo Island and Cape Everhard, Victoria, depth 150-250 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Deania quadrispinosa (McCulloch, 1915). Centrophoridae. Distribution: Southern Hemisphere: Australia, New Zealand and southern Africa. Habitat: marine

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Centrophorus bragancae Regan [C. T.], 1906:438 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 18 (no. 108) (art. 70); ref. 15711] Off Cezimbra [Sesimbra], Portugal, depth 276 fathoms and 460 fathoms. Syntypes: BMNH 1904.11.30.11-12 (2). •Questionably a synonym of Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) -- (Krefft & Tortonese 1973:39 [ref. 7165], Compagno 1984:37 [ref. 6474], Hernández-Hamón & Núñez 1998:108 [ref. 25269] as bragance). •Probably a synonym of Centrophorus uyato (Rafinesque, 1810) -- (White et al. 2013:63 [ref. 33033]) Current status: Uncertain as Centrophorus uyato (Rafinesque, 1810). Centrophoridae. Habitat: marine.

Centrophorus drygalskii Engelhardt [R.], 1912:645 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 39 (nos 21/22); ref. 17459] Enoura, Sagami Bay, and off Yokohama, Sagami Bay, Japan. Syntypes: ZSM [old collection] (1 female) (1 male) destroyed during WWII. Type catalog: Neumann 2006:268 [ref. 28925]. •Questionably a synonym of Centrophorus acus Garman, 1906 -- (Compagno 1984:36 [ref. 6474]). Current status: Uncertain as Centrophorus acus Garman, 1906. Centrophoridae. Habitat: marine.

Lepidorhinus hinbei Tanaka [S.], 1918:99 [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 30 (no. 353); ref. 17356] Tokyo fish market, probably caught off Odowara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZUMT (lost). •Questionably a synonym of Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788) -- (Compagno 1984:43 [ref. 6474]). Current status: Uncertain as Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788). Centrophoridae. Habitat: marine.

Acanthias nigrescens Nardo [G. D.], 1860:70, 96 [Prospetti sistematici degli animali delle provincie Venete et del mare Adriatico; ref. 18470] Venice, Italy, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). •Questionably a synonym of Centrophorus uyato (Rafinesque, 1810) -- (Compagno 1984:45 [ref. 6474]). Current status: Uncertain as Centrophorus uyato (Rafinesque, 1810). Centrophoridae. Habitat: marine.

Dalatias nocturnus Rafinesque [C. S.], 1810:11, Pl. 14 (fig. 3) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:46 [ref. 3595]. •Status uncertain, questionably a synonym of Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) -- (Muñoz-Chápuli & Ramos 1989:77 [ref. 12834]). Centrophoridae. Habitat: marine.

Centrophorus squaloideus Engelhardt [R.], 1913:100 [Abhandlungen der Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Abteilung. v. 4 (abth. 3); ref. 17460] Not available, name only in list.