Blackfin gulper shark vs Deepsea spiny dogfish

Centrophorus atromarginatus compared with Centrophorus squamosus

Key Differences

Blackfin gulper shark is Critically Endangered while Deepsea spiny dogfish is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackfin gulper shark	Deepsea spiny dogfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Elasmobranchii	Elasmobranchii
Order same	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family same	Centrophoridae	Centrophoridae
Genus same	Centrophorus	Centrophorus
Species	Centrophorus atromarginatus	Centrophorus squamosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackfin gulper shark and Deepsea spiny dogfish share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Centrophorus.

View Genus: Centrophorus

Conservation Status

Blackfin gulper shark

CR — Critically Endangered

Deepsea spiny dogfish

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackfin gulper shark	Deepsea spiny dogfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackfin gulper shark

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Deepsea spiny dogfish

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blackfin gulper shark

The Blackfin gulper shark (Centrophorus atromarginatus) is a species in the genus Centrophorus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.