Genus Chiloscyllium Müller & Henle, 1837
- Chiloscyllium Müller, J. & Henle, F.G.J. 1837. Gattungen der Haifische und Rochen, nach ihrer Arbeit: "Ueber die Naturgeschichte der Knorpelfische". Bericht der Königlisch Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1836: 111-118 [112] [the same type species also designated by 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 and Lycium of Natural History of New York 7(32, 33): 367–370, 371–413 (dated 1861) (408); genus also described by Müller, J. & Henle, F.G.J. 1837. Ueber die Gattungen der Plagiostomen. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte 3(1): 394–401 (395)].
Type species:
Scyllium plagiosum Bennett, 1830 by subsequent monotypy, see Müller, J. & Henle, F.G.J. in Smith, A. 1838. On the necessity for a revision of the groups included in the Linnaean genus Squalus. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1837(5): 85-86 [85].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2014 | HEMISCYLLIIDAE | 07-Aug-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 16-Apr-2012 | 16-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |