Gulper shark

Schlinghai ( Centrophorus granulosus )

The Schlinghai ( Centrophorus granulosus ) or Rough dogfish belongs to the order Dornhaiartigen ( Squaliformes ) and to the family of Centrophoridae.

Physique

Schlinghaie be a maximum of 1.60 meters long. They are of a grayish brown color, the underside is pale, his eyes green. Before the two dorsal fins sit thorns. Like almost all types of Squalea they lack the anal fin.

The teeth of the upper jaw are small with a larger tip of the lower jaw, the tip is slanted, the edges are serrated.

Behavior

The Sharks are living singly or in larger sizes and perhaps after -sex flocks.

Dissemination

The Schlinghai worldwide lives in the Atlantic, the Pacific, the Indian Ocean and in the Mediterranean. Schlinghaie keep preferably on the seabed of the continental slopes at depths of 100-1400 meters.

Food way

Bony fishes, smaller cartilaginous fishes, crustaceans, cephalopods, and carrion are eaten by the animals.

Reproduction

Schlinghaie are viviparous. You get a young per litter.