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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Elasmobranchii (class) » Squaliformes (order) » Squalidae (family)
CAAB Code: | 37 020058 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Squalus raoulensis Duffy & Last, 2007 |
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 2022-08-23. Get expert distribution shapefile |
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. |