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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Elasmobranchii (class) » Squaliformes (order) » Somniosidae (family)
CAAB Code: | 37 020013 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Scymnodon macracanthus (Regan, 1906) |
Rank: | Species |
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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 2008-11-19. Occurrence locations [18] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile |
Taxon Notes: | Vaz (2021) revised the taxonomic status and validity of Scymnodon macracanthus (Regan, 1906) and Scymnodon plunketi (Waite, 1910) in light of new material from the Southern Pacific and Indian Oceans. Despite being historically accepted as distinct taxa, recent studies suggested the possibility that these species could represent a single taxon. Morphometrics, meristics and morphology of dermal denticles show that S. plunketi is a junior synonym of S. macracanthus. Previous distinctive characters proved to be the result of intraspecific variation. | ||||||||
Scientific Name Notes: | White et al 2014 (Ich Res) placed Proscymnodon into the synonomy of Scymnodon. | ||||||||
Common/Standard Name Notes: | "Roughskin dogfish" is the marketing name for this species | ||||||||
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