Species Squaliolus aliae Teng, 1959
Smalleye Pygmy Shark
- Squaliolus alii Teng, H.-T 1959. Studeis [sic] on the elasmobranch fishes from Formosa. Pt. 4. Squaliolus alii, a new species of deep sea squaloid shark from Tung-Kang, Formosa. Reports of the Laboratory of Fishery Biology of the Taiwan Fisheries Research Institute, Keelung 8: 1-6 [1, pl. 1] [typically emended to S. aliae, because the species was later found to have been named for a woman, but derivation not given in original description and emendation could be regarded as unjustified, although that emendation is in common usage and we accept that the emendation meets Article 33.2.3.1 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (2000) making the name a justified emendation].
Type data:
Holotype TFRI 3837, off Tungkong, Kao-Hsiung Pref., Taiwan.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Northwest Shelf, WA, Coral Sea, off central and southern QLD (26ยบ21-31'S) and off Sydney, NSW; tropical, west Pacific.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Province (12), Central Eastern Transition (15), Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Continental slope, marine, oceanic, pelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
Surface to 2000 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. [108] (as S. laticaudus, in part)
Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [129] (as Squaliolus aliae)
Compagno, L.J.V. & Niem, V.H. 1998. Hexanchidae, Echinorhinidae, Squalidae. pp. 1208-1232 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 2 687-1396 pp. [1229]
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [90] (as Squaliolus aliae)
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [104] (as Squaliolus aliae)
Sasaki, K. & Uyeno, T. 1987. Squaliolus aliae, a dalatiid shark distinct from S. laticaudus. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 34(3): 373-376
Seigel, J.A., Pietsch, T.W., Robison, B.H. & Abe. T. 1977. Squaliolus sarmenti and S. alii synonyms of the dwarf deepsea shark, Squaliolus laticaudus. Copeia 1977(4): 788-791 fig. 1
Common Name References
Compagno, L.J.V. & Niem, V.H. 1998. Hexanchidae, Echinorhinidae, Squalidae. pp. 1208-1232 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 2 687-1396 pp. [1229] (Smalleye Pygmy Shark)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Smalleye Pygmy 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) |