African gulper shark

Centrophorus lesliei

Across Mozambique Channel and western Africa

Tropical
Near the Equator
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Africa
Large
Tropical fish

Centrophorus lesliei, the African gulper shark, is a species of gulper shark found in the Western Indian Ocean, Mozambique Channel, and in the Atlantic Ocean off the coasts of Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, the Canary Islands, Ghana, Togo, and Senegal.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Dogfish Sharks
Family: Centrophoridae
Genus: Centrophorus
Maximum length: 76.5 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean, Mozambique Channel (Madagascar and Mozambique), and off Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, and Togo; Morocco, the Canary Islands, and Ghana.

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