Species guide
How to catch Smallfin gulper shark
Centrophorus moluccensis
saltwaterCentrophoridae
The smallfin gulper shark is a deepwater shark known for its elongated body and modest size. It inhabits continental shelf and slope regions in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. This species preys mainly on other dogfish sharks and macroscopic marine animals.
Where they live
Lives on continental shelves and slopes at depths between 125 and 823 meters in saltwater regions of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Typical size
Up to about 100 cm
What they eat
- other dogfish sharks
- macrofauna
Best baits
- cut fish
- squid
Best lures
- deepwater jigs
- sinking soft plastics
How to fish for them
- deepwater bottom fishing
- jigging
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