Species Hydrolagus trolli Didier & Séret, 2002
Abyssal Ghostshark, Pointy-nosed Blue Chimaera
- Hydrolagus trolli Didier, D.A. & Séret, B. 2002. Chimaeroid fishes of New Caledonia with description of a new species of Hydrolagus (Chondrichthyes, Holocephali). Cybium 26(3): 225-233 [227].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP 1998-0679 ♂, off New Caledonia [24°44.90'S, 167°43'.10'E].
Paratype(s) MNHP 1998-0671; NMNZ 10 lots.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
Distribution
States
Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Off Cape Everard, VIC, Lord Howe Rise and Norfolk Ridge; subtropical, south-west Pacific (New Caledonia, New Zealand)
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental rise, continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
1670-2000 m off continental Australia and 600-1700 m elsewhere
General References
Paulin, C., Stewart, A., Roberts, C. & McMillan, P. 1989. New Zealand fish: a complete guide. National Museum of New Zealand Miscellaneous Series 19: 1-279 (New Zealand, as Hydrolagus sp. C)
Common Name References
Didier, D.A. & Séret, B. 2002. Chimaeroid fishes of New Caledonia with description of a new species of Hydrolagus (Chondrichthyes, Holocephali). Cybium 26(3): 225-233 [227] (Pointy-nosed Blue Chimaera)
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [499] (Abyssal Ghostshark)
History of changes
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