Centrophorus is a genus of squaliformsharks. These deep-water sharks, found in temperate and tropical oceans throughout the world, are characterized by grey or brown bodies, large green eyes, and spines on both dorsal fins. These spines give them their name, from Greekκεντρον, kentron meaning "thorn" and φέρειν, pherein meaning "to bear".
The genus is present in the fossil record from the Paleocene (C. squamosus) onwards.
