Blackfin gulper shark

The blackfin gulper shark (Centrophorus isodon) is a dogfish of the family Centrophoridae in the Northwest Pacific.^[2]

Blackfin gulper shark
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Division:	Selachii
Order:	Squaliformes
Family:	Centrophoridae
Genus:	Centrophorus
Species:	C. isodon
Binomial name
Centrophorus isodon (Y. T. Chu, Q. W. Meng & J. X. Liu, 1981)
Range of blackfin gulper shark (in blue)

Commercial uses

Threats are not entirely clear but they may be bycatching from deepwater trawling and line fisheries and may also be used for cod liver oil and fish meal.