Species Isistius plutodus Garrick & Springer, 1964

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• Isistius plotudus Garrick, J.A.F. & Springer, S. 1964. Isistius plutodus, a new squaloid shark from the Gulf of Mexico. Copeia 1964(4): 678-682 [679, figs 1-2].

  Type data:

   Holotype USNM 188386, off coast of Alabama, USA [28°58´N, 88°18´W].

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Coral Sea, near Lihou Reef, QLD and off Newcastle, NSW; temperate, discontinuous (Gulf of Mexico and NW Pacific).

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Eastern Province (12), Northeast Province (18)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, marine, mesopelagic, oceanic province.

Extra Ecological Information

Surface to around 1000 m

 

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. Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 4(1) pp. 1-249. [95]

Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [128]

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [103]

McGrouther, M.A. 2001. First record of the large-tooth cookiecutter shark Isistius plutodus from Australian waters. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 46(2): 442 [442]

Pepperell, J. 2010. Fishes of the Open Ocean a Natural History & Illustrated Guide. Sydney : University of New South Wales Press Ltd 266 pp. [212]

 

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. [95] (Largetooth Cookiecutter Shark)

McGrouther, M.A. 2001. First record of the large-tooth cookiecutter shark Isistius plutodus from Australian waters. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 46(2): 442 [442] (Large-tooth Cookiecutter Shark)

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