Centrophorus armatus
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Centrophorus armatus
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Squaliformes
- Family
- Centrophoridae
- Genus
- Centrophorus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
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 armatus
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 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 |
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=298166 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:KV4HJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.