Centrophorus westraliensis White, Ebert & Compagno, 2008
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The western gulper shark (Centrophorus westraliensis) is a species of squaliform shark discovered in 2008. The species had previously been identified as a variant of the dumb gulper shark, however was differentiated based on morphology. The western gulper is known from the waters of Western Australia, as well as Indonesia, East Timor, and islands in the Southern Indian Ocean. This shark is classified as "data deficient" by the IUCN.
Wikipedia contributors, Western gulper shark; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:15:48.619298+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Centrophorus westraliensis White, Ebert & Compagno, 2008
- Name authority
- White, Ebert & Compagno, 2008
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Squaliformes
- Family
- Centrophoridae
- Genus
- Centrophorus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumChondrichthyes
- classElasmobranchii
- subclassNeoselachii
- infraclassSelachii
- superorderSqualomorphi
- orderSqualiformes Compagno, 1973
- familyCentrophoridae Bleeker, 1859
- genusCentrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837
- speciesCentrophorus westraliensis White, Ebert & Compagno, 2008
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Centrophorus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| little gulper sharkCentrophorus uyato (Rafinesque, 1810) | CentrophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Centrophorus seychellorum Baranes, 2003 | CentrophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Centrophorus tessellatus Garman, 1906 | CentrophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Centrophorus zeehaani White, Ebert & Compagno, 2008 | CentrophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Centrophorus armatus | CentrophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Centrophorus atromarginatus Garman, 1913 | CentrophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Centrophorus machiquensis Maul, 1955 | CentrophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Centrophorus lesliei White, Ebert & Naylor, 2017 | CentrophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Centrophorus harrissoni McCulloch, 1915 | CentrophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| leafscale gulper sharkCentrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788) | CentrophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- White, W. T., Ebert, D. A., & Compagno, L. J. V. (2008). Description of two new species of gulper sharks, genus Centrophorus (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes: Centrophoridae) from Australia. In P.R. Last, W.T. White and J.J. Pogonoski (Eds). Descriptions of New Australian Chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper No. 22. 365 P., pp. 1–21. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5XHNM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.