Species Pristiophorus delicatus Yearsley, Last & White, 2008
Tropical Sawshark
- Pristiophorus delicatus Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & White, W.T. 2008. A new species of sawshark, Pristiophorus delicatus sp. nov. (Pristiophoriformes: Pristiophoridae), from northeastern Australia. pp. 23-34 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 [25, figs 1-2].
Type data:
Holotype CSIRO H.931–01, south of Saumarez Reef, QLD [22°59'S, 152°59'E].
Paratype(s) CSIRO H.601–11–12; CSIRO H.617–01–02; CSIRO H.630–14–15; CSIRO H.931–02–03; CSIRO H.954–01; CSIRO H.1113–07–08.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Pristiophorus sp. B. —
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [107]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Offshore between Cairns and Rockhampton, QLD; tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Kenn Transition (16), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental slope, marine.
General References
Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [135] (as Pristiophorus sp. B)
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [108] (as Pristiophorus sp. B)
Common Name References
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & White, W.T. 2008. A new species of sawshark, Pristiophorus delicatus sp. nov. (Pristiophoriformes: Pristiophoridae), from northeastern Australia. pp. 23-34 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 [30] (Tropical Sawshark)
History of changes
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| 16-Apr-2012 | 16-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |