Species FAO code: CPU

Centrophorus uyato

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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
Spain	es Quelvacho es Gata es Mielga es Cazón	Balearic Islands: Ullàs Galicia: Lixas

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Centrophorus uyato (Rafinesque, 1810)

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 uyato (Rafinesque, 1810)

Scientific name

Centrophorus uyato

Author

(Rafinesque, 1810)

Rank

Species

FAO code

CPU

Morphological description

A small, slender gulper shark with a long, narrow snout, a short 1st dorsal fin and a high 2nd dorsal fin; pectoral rear tips usually very long; denticles small and flat (Ref. 5578). Brownish-grey above, light grey below (Ref. 5578).

Taxonomic classification

ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderSqualiformes
  - FamilyCentrophoridae
    - GenusCentrophorus
      - SpeciesCentrophorus uyato

Synonyms

Centrophorus armatus barbatus Teng, 1962
Acanthias uyatus (Rafinesque, 1810)
Squalus infernus Blainville, 1825
Centroporus uyato (Rafinesque, 1810)
Acanthias nigrescens Nardo, 1860
Squalus uyato Rafinesque, 1810

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Centrophorus uyato (Rafinesque, 1810)

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Centrophorus uyato

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Hooks and lines

Pots and traps

Trawls

Nutrition values

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest