Gulper Shark Centrophorus granulosus

Classification

Centrophoridae [family]

Centrophorus [genus] (3)

granulosus [species]

Classification

Centrophoridae [family]

Centrophorus [genus] (3)

granulosus [species]

Presence

Recorded on	Saba
	Sint Eustatius

Presence status	Indigenous (1) - Saba
	Indigenous (1) - Sint Eustatius

Notes on presence status	Marine species are considered ubiquitous around the Dutch Caribbean by Macrae et al (2021), but this species has not been recorded yet on Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and Saba.

Publications

Davies, M, Piontek, S. 2017. The marine fishes of St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean. Marine Biodiversity 47: 27-35. [link]
Leurs, G., Debrot, A.O. & Winter, H.V. 2026. Diversity and Conservation Status of Sharks and Rays in the Dutch Caribbean. Caribbean Journal of Science 56: 282-298.
MacRae, D.M. & De Meyer, K. 2020. Dutch Caribbean conservation species list. Using management effectiveness to strengthen species conservation in the Caribbean.