Centrophorus granulosus

Centrophorus granulosusCentrophorus granulosus

Description

This gulper shark appeared at a baited camera experiment and took almost the entire bait in one visit. The second image immediately follows the image showing the shark.

Item Type:Image
Title:Centrophorus granulosus
Creator(s):Gates, A.
Date:04 June 2013
Time:16:49
Copyright:SERPENT
Classification:Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata (Chordates) > Class Chondrichthyes (Rays, Sharks & relatives) > Squaliformes (Dogfish)
Species:Centrophorus granulosus
Behaviour:Feeding at a baited camera experiment. Scavenging.
Site:Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Ngisi-1
Site Description:Seafloor
Depth (m):1326
Latitude:8 deg 00' 00" N
Longitude:40 deg 00' 00" E
Countries:East Africa > Tanzania
Habitat:Seabed
Substratum:Coarse grain size deep-sea sediment
Rig:Deep Sea Metro I
Project Partners:BG Group, Oceaneering
ROV:Millennium 113
Keywords:Gulper shark Centrophorus
Deposited By:Dr Andrew Gates
Deposited On:05 February 2016

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