CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

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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 deepwater catshark]
Common Names List:	Ridged-egg catshark
Organism Type:	a deepwater 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.

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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2025-09-23.
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Expected species depth range is from 410 to 550 m.

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).

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

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