The smallfin gulper shark (Centrophorus moluccensis) is a medium-sized deepwater dogfish in the family Centrophoridae. Physical characteristics The smallfin gulper has no anal fin, two dorsal fins with spines, long free rear tips on pectoral fins, and a deeply notched caudal fin. Its maximum length is 98 cm. Distribution The smallfin gulper is found in the western Indian Ocean off South Africa and Mozambique, and the western Pacific off Honshū, Japan, Indonesia, New Hebrides, New Caledonia, and southern Australia. Habits and habitat Smallfin gulpers are common deepwater sharks. They live near the bottom between 130 and 820 m. They are ovoviviparous and have two pups per litter. Their diets are primarily bony fish, but also other sharks, molluscs, crustaceans, and even tunicates are consumed. References smallfin gulper shark Fish of Japan Fish of Taiwan Fish of the Philippines Fish of Oceania Marine fauna of Southern Africa Marine fish of Eastern Australia Vertebrates of Southern Africa smallfin gulper shark