CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Chordata (phylum)  »  Elasmobranchii (class)  »  Squaliformes (order)  »  Squalidae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 020058 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Squalus raoulensis   Duffy & Last, 2007
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Family: 37 20 Squalidae (Dogfishes) - show full list Standard Name: [a gulper shark] Organism Type: a gulper shark Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Slope Demersal (200-2000m) Parent Codes: 37 020901     Squalus spp.

Distribution map: View detailed map or click on map to see same. Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-08-23. Get expert distribution shapefile Expected species depth range is from 327 to 494 m.

Taxon Notes:

Originally described from 3 type specimens collected from the upper insular slope of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, and the Kermadec Ridge north of Raoul Island, New Zealand (Duffy & Last 2007). Duffy & Last 2015 (NZ fish book chapter, Squalidae) noted depths as 210-500m. Subsequently collected from Derwent Hunter seamount (30 46 S, 156 09 E), Barcoo seamount (32 38 S, 156 17 E) and Taupo seamount (33 20 S, 156 10 E) in Australian zone of Tasman Sea in 327-494m depth.

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