Species Cephaloscyllium laticeps (Duméril, 1853)
Draughtboard Shark, Australian Swellshark, Flopguts, Isabell's Swell Shark, Nutcracker Shark, Rock Shark, Sleepy Joe, Spotted Swellshark, Swell Shark, Whitefinned Swellshark
- Scyllium laticeps Duméril, A.H.A. 1853. Monographie de la tribu des scylliens ou roussettes (poissons plagiostomes) comprenant deux espèces nouvelles. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Paris) 2 5: 8-25 73-87 119-130 pl. 3 [84, pl. 3(2)].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP A.9378 ♂, TAS (as coasts of New Holland).Type locality references:
Springer, S. 1979. A revision of the catsharks, family Scyliorhinidae. National Marine Fisheries Service (U.S.). Technical Report 422: 1-152 figs 1-97. - Cephaloscyllium isabella nascione Whitley, G.P. 1932. Studies in Ichthyology No. 6. Records of the Australian Museum 18(6): 321-348 figs 1-3 pls 36-39 [324, fig. 2.2] [as a new form, but subsequently used as a valid species prior to 1985].
Type data:
Holotype AM IA 2829, off Montague Island, NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Scyliorhinus laticeps (Duméril, 1853). —
Regan, C.T. 1908. A synopsis of the sharks of the family Scyliorhinidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 1(6): 453-465 [458] - Cephaloscyllium isabella laticeps (Duméril, 1853). —
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [6] - Cephaloscyllium laticeps (Duméril, 1853). —
Gill, T.N. 1862. Analytical synopsis of the order of squali and revision of the nomenclature of the genera; (followed by) Squalorum generum novorum descriptiones diagnosticae. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History New York 7(32, 33): 367-370, 371-413 (dated 1861) [408] (changed combination as type of genus)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Cephaloscyllium isabellum (Bonnaterre, 1788). —
Stead, D.G. 1963. Sharks and Rays of Australian Seas. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 211 pp. 63 figs. [199] (misidentification) - Cephaloscyllium isabella (Bonnaterre, 1788). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [9] (misidentification)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Jervis Bay, NSW to Recherche Archipelago, WA, including TAS; temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf.
Extra Ecological Information
To 60 m
General References
Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 4(2) 251-655 pp. [299] (and p. 300 as C. nascione)
Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [43] (as C. nascione)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [9] (as Cephaloscyllium isabella)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [6] (38, as Cephaloscyllium isabella laticeps)
Stevens, J.D. 1994. Families Carcharhinidae, Triakidae, Scyliorhinidae. pp. 120-138 figs 76-107 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [135] (and 136 as C. nascione)
White, W. 2008. Shark Families Heterodontidae to Pristiophoridae. pp. 32-100 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [61]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [33] (37, 38 as C. nascione)
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [24] (Isabell's Swell Shark)
Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 4(2) 251-655 pp. [300] (FAO) (Australian Swellshark, Whitefinned Swellshark)
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. [49] (Rock Shark)
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [137] (Flopguts, Nutcracker Shark, Sleepy Joe, Spotted Swellshark, Swell Shark)
Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [43] (Draughtboard Shark)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Draughtboard Shark)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 16-Apr-2012 | 16-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |