Species Alopias superciliosus Lowe, 1841

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• Alopecias superciliosus Lowe, R.T. 1841. Description of some new species of Madeiran fishes, with additional information relating to those already described. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 8: 36-39 [dated 1840] [38] [Alopecias is an unjustified emmendation of Alopias].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Madeira.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

North West Shelf, WA, Townsville to Fraser Island, QLD, Middleton Reef and Crowdy Head, NSW and off SA; tropical, circumglobal.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Southern Province (8)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, continental slope, epipelagic, marine, oceanic.

Extra Ecological Information

Surface to 700 m

 

General References

Compagno, L.J.V. 2001. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). Rome : FAO, FAO Species Catalogue for Fisheries Purposes No. 1 Vol. 2 269 pp. [84]

Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [180]

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [169]

Macbeth, W.G., Vandenberg, M. & Graham, K.J. 2008. Identifying Sharks and Rays; A guide to Commercial Fishers. Sydney : New South Wales Department of Primary Industry pp. 71. [48]

Pepperell, J. 2010. Fishes of the Open Ocean a Natural History & Illustrated Guide. Sydney : University of New South Wales Press Ltd 266 pp. [186]

 

Common Name References

Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 4(1) pp. 1-249. [229] (Bigeye Thresher)

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

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
16-Apr-2012		16-Jul-2015	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)