Species Apristurus longicephalus Nakaya, 1975

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• Apristurus longicephalus Nakaya, K. 1975. Taxonomy, comparative anatomy and phylogeny of Japanese catsharks, Scyliorhinidae. Memoirs of the Faculty of Fisheries, Hokkaido University 23(1): 1-94 figs 1-43 [32, figs 15-16].

  Type data:

   Holotype HUMZ 42399, Sea of Japan, Tosa Bay [33°13´N, 133°44´E].

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Off Ashmore Reef and the North West Cape, WA and off Townsville, QLD; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Central Western Province (6)

Other Regions

Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental slope, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

680-900 m, 500-1140 m elsewhere

 

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. [271]

Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [194]

Compagno, L.J.V. & Niem, V.H. 1998. Families Scyliorhinidae, Proscylliidae. pp. 1279-1292 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. [1286]

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [180]

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [191]

Nakaya, K. 1988. Morphology and taxonomy of Apristurus longicephalus (Lamniformes, Scyliorhinidae). Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 34(4): 431-442

 

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. Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 4(2) 251-655 pp. [271] (FAO) (Longhead Catshark)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [180] (Smoothbelly Catshark)

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

 

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)