Centrophorus tessellatus Garman, 1906
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 mosaic gulper shark (Centrophorus tessellatus) is a small rare deepwater dogfish, found in the Pacific Ocean around Honshū, Japan and the Hawaiian Islands at depths between 260 and 728 m. It is one of 13 described species in the genus Centrophorus. The mosaic gulper shark has no anal fin, two dorsal fins with large spines (the second dorsal is relatively high, almost as high as the first), large eyes, angular extended free tips on the pectoral fins, and a moderately notched caudal fin. It has a maximum length of 89 cm (35 in). The mosaic gulper shark features a moderately long, parabolic snout with a width that is slightly greater than that of its mouth. Its mouth includes sets of sharp, unicuspid teeth in both its upper and lower jaws, with the lower sets being larger than the top. The mosaic gulper shark is ovoviviparous and produces liters of 1 to 2 pups.
Wikipedia contributors, Mosaic gulper shark; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:15:40.479529+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Centrophorus tessellatus Garman, 1906
- Name authority
- Garman, 1906
- 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 tessellatus Garman, 1906
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 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 |
| Centrophorus westraliensis White, Ebert & Compagno, 2008 | CentrophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Centrophorus tesselatus Garman, 1906 Garman, 1906 | synonym |
| Centrophorus tasselatus Garman, 1906 Garman, 1906 | synonym |
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.
- Garman, S. (1906). New Plagiostomia. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, v. 46 (no. 11): 203–208. 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:69HNJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.