Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837 Synonymised, Centrophorus foliaceus Günther, 1877, Centrophorus nilsoni Thompson, 1930, Centroscymnus fuscus Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924, Encheiridiodon hendersoni Smith, 1967, Lepidorhinus hinbei Tanaka, 1918, Lepidorhinus kinbei Tanaka, 1918 (misspelling), Lepidorhinus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788), Lepidorphinus foliaceus (Günther, 1877) (misspelling), Machephilus dumerili Johnson, 1868, Squalus squamosus Bonnaterre, 1788, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)

Origin: Native

Distribution: their distribution found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, where it has been recorded from Japan to New Zealand and Galápagos Islands (Fernandina).

• Acuña-Marrero, D. Zimmerhackel, J., Mayorga, J., Hearn, A. (2013.) First record of three shark species, Odontaspis ferox, Mustelus albipinnis and Centrophorus squamosus, from the Galápagos Islands. Marine Biodiversity Records. Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Vol. 6; e87. 1-6 pp.
• Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
• IUCN (2010) IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 April 2010.