Species Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Leafscale Gulper Shark, Deepsea Spiny Dogfish, Nilson's Deepsea Dogfish, Nilsons Deepsea Dogfish
- Squalus squamosus Bonnaterre, J.P. 1788. Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique des trois Règnes de la Nature. Ichthyologie. Paris. pp. 1-215, 102 pls [12].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP A.7829, north-east Atlantic. - Centrophorus nilsoni Thompson, E.F. 1930. New records of the genera Centrophorus and Hoplichthys in New Zealand. Records of the Canterbury Museum 3(4): 275-279 figs 42-44 [275, pls 42-44].
Type data:
Holotype CMNZ 180 (parts of holotype NMNZ 2240), off Kaikoura, NZ.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Garrick, J.A.F. 1959. Studies on New Zealand Elasmobranchii. Part VII — The identity of specimens of Centrophorus from New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 86(1,2): 127-141 figs 1-5 [135]
Generic Combinations
- Lepidorhinus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788). —
Bonaparte, C.L.P. 1838. Selachorum tabula analytica. Nuovi Annali delle Scienze Naturali. Bologna 2: 195-214 [207] - Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788). —
Müller, J. & Henle, F.G.J. 1841. Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. Berlin : Veit & Co. pp. 103-200 pls. [90]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
South-east NSW (32°40'S), VIC and TAS; tropical, temperate, discontinuous (North Atlantic, west Indian Ocean, New Zealand, Philippines and Japan).
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope, marine, pelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
230–2400 m, 870-950 m in Australia
General References
Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [86] (questionably from Australia)
Compagno, L.J.V. & Niem, V.H. 1998. Hexanchidae, Echinorhinidae, Squalidae. pp. 1208-1232 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. [1224]
Garrick, J.A.F. 1959. Studies on New Zealand Elasmobranchii. Part VII — The identity of specimens of Centrophorus from New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 86(1,2): 127-141 figs 1-5
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] [12] (79, as Centrophorus nilsoni)
Whitley, G.P. 1940. The Fishes of Australia. Part 1. The sharks, rays, devil-fish, and other primitive fishes of Australia and New Zealand. Sydney : Roy. Zool. Soc. N.S.W. 280 pp. 303 figs. [146] (as Centrophorus nilsoni)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [34] (101, as Centrophorus nilsoni)
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. [43] (Leafscale Gulper Shark)
Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [135] (Deepsea Spiny Dogfish, Nilson's Deepsea Dogfish)
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [58] (Nilsons Deepsea Dogfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Leafscale Gulper Shark)
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) |