Species Mustelus walkeri White & Last, 2008
Eastern Spotted Gummy Shark, Whitespotted Gummy Shark
- Mustelus walkeri White, W.T. & Last, P.R. 2008. Description of two new species of gummy sharks, genus Mustelus (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae), from Australian waters. pp. 189–202 in Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J. (eds). Descriptions of new Australian chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper No. 022: 1-358 [194, figs 3, 4, 5b].
Type data:
Holotype CSIRO H.460–02 ♂, north-east of Hinchinbrook Island, QLD [17°57'S, 147°02'E].
Paratype(s) CSIRO H.459–02; CSIRO H.632–02; CSIRO H.705–01; CSIRO H.1310–04-H.1310–06; CSIRO H.1362–01; CSIRO H.1362–02; CSIRO H.1367–01; CSIRO H.2468–01; CSIRO H.2469–01; CSIRO H.2471–01; CSIRO H.2471–02; CSIRO H.3643–20; QM I.38198.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Mustelus sp. B [in part - eastern form]. —
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [206, 214]
Compagno, L.J.V. & Niem, V.H. 1998. Family Triakidae. pp. 1297-1304 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 2 687-1396 pp. [1300]
Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [279] - Mustelus antarcticus Günther, 1870 [in part, misidentification of Queensland material]. —
Daley, R.K., Stevens, J.D., Last, P.R. & Yearsley, G.K. 2002. Field Guide to Australian Sharks & Rays. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 84 pp. [52]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
From off Hinchinbrook Island (17°55'S, 146°57'E) to Moreton Island (27°18'S, 153°31'E)
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northeast Transition (19), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
50-400 m.
Common Name References
Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [279] (Whitespotted Gummy Shark)
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [235] (Eastern Spotted Gummy Shark)
History of changes
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22-Aug-2011 | ADDED |