Species Hemitriakis falcata Compagno & Stevens, 1993

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• Hemitriakis falcata Compagno, L.J.V. & Stevens, J.D. 1993. Hemitriakis falcata n. sp. and H. abdita n. sp., two new houndsharks (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae) from Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 45(2): 195-220 [198, figs 1-5, 6A, C, E].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM P.26271-001, Northwest Shelf, WA [16°54´S, 120°50´E].
  Paratype(s) CSIRO CA4056; CSIRO H977-01; CSIRO H1035-16; CSIRO H1035-17-18; CSIRO 1036-26-27; WAM P.26274-007; CSIRO H1094-01.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Exmouth Gulf to off Broome, North West Shelf, WA; sight records from Indonesia have not been confirmed and may be a different species; tropical.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

110–200 m.

 

General References

Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [263]

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [209] (as H. sp. A)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [229]

 

Common Name References

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [209] (as H. sp. A) (Sicklefin Hound Shark)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Sicklefin Houndshark)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
16-Apr-2012		16-Apr-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)