Hydrolagus erithacus Walovich, Ebert, & Kemper 2017 ...
Hydrolagus erithacus Walovich, Ebert, & Kemper, 2017 Robin’s Ghostshark Hydrolagus erithacus Walovich, Ebert, & Kemper, 2017: 511, figs. 1–2. Holotype: SAIAB 200578. Type locality: Discovery Seamount, Southeast Atlantic Ocean, 43°46'S, 01°21'E. Local synonymy : Hydrolagus sp. nov.:...
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| Summary: | Hydrolagus erithacus Walovich, Ebert, & Kemper, 2017 Robin’s Ghostshark Hydrolagus erithacus Walovich, Ebert, & Kemper, 2017: 511, figs. 1–2. Holotype: SAIAB 200578. Type locality: Discovery Seamount, Southeast Atlantic Ocean, 43°46'S, 01°21'E. Local synonymy : Hydrolagus sp. nov.: Compagno, 1999: 120. Hydrolagus erithacus : Walovich et al ., 2017: 511, figs. 1–2. South Africa voucher material : Holotype: SAIAB 200578. Paratypes (8): SAIAB 200579, SAM 34432, SAM 34434, SAM 34723, SAM 34724, SAM 35442, SAM 35446, SAM 35447. South African distribution : Known from the Southeast Atlantic and Southwest Indian oceans, including near Marion Island and Prince Edward Island within the South African exclusive economic zone. Remarks : Hydrolagus erithacus is the largest known ghostshark to date, exceeding that of H. trolli in length. The species was thought to be similar to what is now known to be H. affinis in South African waters. Presently, it is known from several seamounts in the southeast Atlantic and ... : Published as part of Ebert, David A., Wintner, Sabine P. & Kyne, Peter M., 2021, An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa, pp. 1-127 in Zootaxa 4947 (1) on page 104, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4947.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4614567 ... |
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