Species Mustelus stevensi White & Last, 2008
Western Spotted Gummy Shark, Whitespotted Gummy Shark
- Mustelus stevensi White, W.T. & Last, P.R. 2008. Description of two new species of gummy sharks, genus Mustelus (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae), from Australian waters. pp. 189–202 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 [190, figs 1, 2, 5a].
Type data:
Holotype CSIRO H.1035–13 ♂, north of Dampier Archipelago, WA [19°08'S, 116°54'E].
Paratype(s) CSIRO CA.3317; CSIRO CA.3369-3371; CSIRO H.822–14; CSIRO H.1370–01; CSIRO H.2356–02; CSIRO H.3599–02; CSIRO H.3599–03; CSIRO H.4031–93; CSIRO H.4074–15; CSIRO H.4631–02; CSIRO H.4649–02; CSIRO H.4650–01.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Mustelus sp. B [in part - western form]. —
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [206, 214, 215]
Compagno, L.J.V. & Niem, V.H. 1998. Family Triakidae. pp. 1297-1304 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. [1300]
Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [277] - Mustelus manazo Bleeker, 1855 [misidentification]. —
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. [13]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Southwest of Shark Bay (27°03'S, 112°40'E) to north-west of Cape Leveque (14°59'S, 121°39'E), WA; tropical
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Central Western Province (6)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
120-400 m
Common Name References
Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [279] (Whitespotted Gummy Shark)
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [234] (Western Spotted Gummy Shark)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2011 | ADDED |