Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
- CAAB Code
- 37 015041 Show as JSON
- Scientific Name & 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
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Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
- Habitat
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Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
- Parent Codes
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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).
- Distribution Map
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions)
Updated on 2025-09-23 - Distribution Data
- Expected species depth range is from 410 to 550 m.
- 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