Species Centrophorus westraliensis White, Ebert & Compagno, 2008

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• Centrophorus westraliensis White, W.T., Ebert, D.A. & Compagno, L.J.V. 2008. Description of two new species of gulper sharks, genus Centrophorus (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes: Centrophoridae) from Australia. pp. 1-21 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 [7, figs 5-7].

  Type data:

   Holotype CSIRO H.2625–06, west of Point D’Entrecausteaux, WA [35°00'S 114°42'E].
  Paratype(s) CSIRO H.2357–03; CSIRO H.2358–01; CSIRO H.2580–01; CSIRO H.2606–01; CSIRO H.2625–05.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Off Cape Leeuwin to off Shark Bay, WA, subtropical

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental slope, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

616-750 m

 

General References

Hoese, D.F. & Gates, J.E. 2006. Families Dalatiidae and Centrophoridae. pp. 140-152 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [150] (as Centrophorus harrisoni, in part)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [56] (as Centrophorus harrisoni, in part WA only)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [68]

 

Common Name References

White, W.T., Ebert, D.A. & Compagno, L.J.V. 2008. Description of two new species of gulper sharks, genus Centrophorus (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes: Centrophoridae) from Australia. pp. 1-21 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 (Western Gulper Shark)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
19-Feb-2014	CENTROPHORIDAE	18-Feb-2014	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
16-Apr-2012		16-Apr-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)