CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	37 015041 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Apristurus ovicorrugatus   White, O’Neill, Devloo-Delva, Nakaya & Iglésias, 2023
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Family: 37 15 Pentanchidae (Deepwater Catsharks) - show full list Standard Name: [a catshark] Common Names List: Ridged-egg catshark Organism Type: a catshark Synonyms: Apristurus sp.?: Human, 2011: 199, Figures 1–6 (northwestern Australia) Apristurus sinensis (in part): Last & Stevens, 2009: 195 (northwestern Australia in part). Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Slope Demersal (200-2000m) Parent Codes: 37 015901     Apristurus spp.

Taxon Notes:

Known from the Gascoyne Marine Park (21 44 S, 113 51 E) north to off the Rowley Shoals (17 39 S, 118 33 E), Western Australia in 410-550m depth and an eggcase from an undetermined locality in the Northern Territory (White et al 2023).

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Record source and Scientific Name verified against:

White, W.T., O'Neill, H.L.O., Devloo-Delva, F., Nakaya, K., Iglésias, S.P. , 2023. What came first, the shark or the egg? Discovery of a new species of deepwater shark by investigation of egg case morphology. , Journal of Fish Biology, Vol. 103, 1: 73-90. doi:10.1111/jfb.15415