Centrophorus niaukang

Taxonavigation edit

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Superordo: Selachimorpha
Ordo: Squaliformes
Familia: Centrophoridae
Genus: Centrophorus
Species: Centrophorus niaukang

Name edit

Centrophorus niaukang (Teng,1959)

Synonyms edit

None

Range edit

Indo-West Pacific: Southeast Africa, Japan, Taiwan, and Australia
North Atlantic: E. USA and NW Africa

References edit

Teng, H.-T. 1959. Studies on the elasmobranch fishes from Formosa. Pt. 6. A new species of deep-sea shark (*Centrophorus niaukang*) from Formosa. Rep. Lab. Fish. Biol. Taiwan 1-6

Vernacular names edit

English: Taiwan Gulper Shark