Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Genus Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Parvphylum Chondrichthyes > Class Elasmobranchii > Subclass Neoselachii > Infraclass Selachii > Superorder Squalomorphi > Order Squaliformes > Family Centrophoridae > Genus Centrophorus

Centrophorus uyato (Rafinesque, 1810)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Centrophorus*	Müller & Henle, 1837	accepted genus name
*Centrophorus granulosus*	(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)	taxonomically included in
*Centrophorus lusitanicus*	Barbosa du Bocage & de Brito Capello, 1864	taxonomically included in
*Centrophorus squamosus*	(Bonnaterre, 1788)	taxonomically included in
*Centrophorus uyato*	(Rafinesque, 1810)	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Squalus uyato*	Rafinesque, 1810	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: little gulper shark sources: Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).

German: kleiner Schlingerhai sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Greek: Μικροκεντροφόρος sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Hebrew: קוצן sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Lithuanian: mažasis trumpadyglis ryklys sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Polish: koleń ujato sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Spanish, Castillian: galludito sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Turkish: camgoz; camgöz; kopek baligi; köpek balığı

Literature

basis of record	van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374
additional source	Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
ecology source	Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. Scientific Data. 10(1).

Genbank

External Links

FishBase
FishBase images (Centrophorus uyato, Cape Verde, by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP)

Citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Centrophorus uyato (Rafinesque, 1810). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105902