FAMILY Centrophoridae Bleeker, 1859 - gulper sharks [=Centrophoroidei, Deaniinae, Deaniinae] Notes: Centrophoroidei Bleeker, 1859c:79 [ref. 373] (family) Centrophorus [also Bleeker 1859d:XII [ref. 371]] Deaniinae Compagno, 1973b:26 [ref. 31929] (subfamily) Deania [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 shark [=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 Chondrichthyes 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) - gulper shark [=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 Fishery Biology, Taiwan Fisheries 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 - lowfin gulper shark [=Centrophorus lusitanicus Barbosa du Bocage [J. V.] & de Brito Capello [F.], 1864:260, Fig. 1] Notes: [Proceedings