Species FAO code: CEM

Centrophorus moluccensis

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
EU quality schemes and nutrition values
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Portugal	pt Tubarão pt Lixa-barbatana-curta	–
Spain	es Quelvacho es Gata es Mielga es Cazón	Balearic Islands: Ullàs Galicia: Lixas

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

List item: Hooks and lines

Hooks and lines

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker, 1860

Nutrition values

	Nutrition values per serving (100g)
Energy	130.0 kcal
Total fat	4.51 g
Saturates	0.925 g
Carbohydrate	0.0 g
Sugars	0.0 g
Protein	20.98 g
Salt	197.5 mg

Source: USDA - FoodData Central

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker, 1860

Distribution maps

Source: FAO - FAO aquatic species distribution map of Centrophorus moluccensis

Scientific name

Centrophorus moluccensis

Author

Bleeker, 1860

Rank

Species

FAO code

CEM

Morphological description

A small, slender gulper shark with a long, narrow snout, a short-based 1st dorsal fin and a very small 2nd dorsal fin; pectoral rear tips elongated; denticles small and flat (Ref. 5578). Grayish brown dorsally, paler ventrally; fin of juveniles dark, with pale edges (Ref. 6577).

Taxonomic classification

ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderSqualiformes
  - FamilyCentrophoridae
    - GenusCentrophorus
      - SpeciesCentrophorus moluccensis

Synonyms

Atractophorus armatus Gilchrist, 1922
Centrophorus scalpratus McCulloch, 1915

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker, 1860

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Centrophorus moluccensis

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Hooks and lines

Nutrition values

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest

Distribution maps