Species Squalus edmundsi White, Last & Stevens, 2007
Edmunds' Spurdog, Western Highfin Spurdog
- Squalus edmundsi White, W.T., Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2007. Part 7 — Two new species of Squalus of the 'mitsukurii group' from the Indo-Pacific. pp. 71-81 in Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J. (eds). Descriptions of new dogfishes of the genus Squalus (Squaloidea: Squalidae). CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 14: 1-130 [72, figs 1-5].
Type data:
Holotype CSIRO H.2566-01, west of Bernier Island, WA [24°55'S, 112°11'E].
Paratype(s) CSIRO H.2608-16; CSIRO H.2605-05; CSIRO H.2605-06; CSIRO H.2605-07; CSIRO H.2599-01; CSIRO H.2590-11; CSIRO H.822-16; CSIRO H.2575-18; CSIRO H.6410-03; CSIRO H.2567-10; CSIRO H.1207-06.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Squalus sp. C [in part, western distribution]. —
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [94]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Southwest of Fremantle (33°22'S, 114°31'E) to east of Rowley Shoals (18°45'S, 117°09'E), WA; tropical, west Pacific (Indonesia).
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
204–850 m.
General References
Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [79, pl. 2] (as Squalus sp. C)
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [94, fig. 8.33 pl. 6] (as Squalus sp. C, in part)
History of changes
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16-Apr-2012 | 16-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |