Shark

Leafscale gulper shark

Centrophorus squamosus

PacificAtlanticIndianSouthernArctic Found in 3 oceans

Depth

About 150 to 2,400 m, mostly around 800 m

Size

Up to about 1.65 m

Diet

Fish, squid, crustaceans, small sharks and chimaeras

Zone

Twilight zone · 200 – 1,000 m

Key facts

• Its skin bears denticles shaped like small leaves, hence its English name, “leafscale gulper shark”.
• Its large green eyes reflect light like mirrors.
• It can live about 70 years. It grows and reproduces very slowly, with 2 to 10 pups per litter.
• Heavily fished in the past, it has declined by more than 90% in the Northeast Atlantic. It is classified as endangered.

Verified sources

1. FishBase : Centrophorus squamosus
2. NatureScot : Leafscale gulper shark report
3. MarLIN : Leafscraper shark (Centrophorus squamosus)

In the game: To observe

In the same zone

Grimaldi scaled squidLepidoteuthis grimaldii Whitecheek lanternsharkEtmopterus alphus Purpleback flying squidSthenoteuthis oualaniensis Ningaloo giant siphonophoreApolemia sp. Giant Arctic copepodCalanus hyperboreus Northern wolffishAnarhichas denticulatus