niaukang, Centrophorus Teng [H.-T.] 1959:1, Pl. 1; Figs 1-2 [Report - Laboratory of Fishery Biology, Taiwan Fisheries Research Institute No. 9; ref. 9075] Northeastern coast of Taiwan, Tou-cheng, near Kuei-shan Island, Ilan Prefecture, 24°48'N, 121°54'E, depth about 250 meters. Holotype (unique): TFRI 3612. Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:18 [ref. 31432]. Genus misspelled Centropnorus in the description heading, but genus is spelled correctly as Centrophorus in the text and plate caption. •Valid as Centrophorus niaukang Teng 1959 -- (Compagno 1984:41 [ref. 6474], Muñoz-Chápuli & Ramos 1989:74 [ref. 12834], Yano & Kugai 1993:41 [ref. 23206], Heemstra in Smith & Heemstra 1995:v [ref. 21953], Adam et al. 1998:6 [ref. 23610], Compagno & Niem 1998:1224 [ref. 23787], Compagno 1999:472 [ref. 25589], Nakabo 2000:153 [ref. 25086], Compagno in Randall & Lim 2000:580 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2002:153 [ref. 26001], Compagno 2003:391 [ref. 26984], Kiraly et al. 2003:10 [ref. 28226], Shinohara et al. 2005:396 [ref. 28370], White et al. 2008:19 [ref. 29674], Hartel et al. 2008:331 [ref. 29890], Ho & Shao 2011:18 [ref. 31432], Castro 2011:73 [ref. 31457], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:59 [ref. 34398], Compagno 2016:1172 [ref. 34544]). •Synonym of Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (White et al. 2013:44 [ref. 33033], Veríssimo et al. 2014:822 [ref. 35474], Weigmann 2016:53 [ref. 34211], Ebert et al. 2021:24 [ref. 38234]). Current status: Synonym of Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Centrophoridae. Habitat: marine.