Bythaelurus giddingsi E, Long & Baldwin, 2012, sp. nov. ...

Bythaelurus giddingsi sp. nov. (Figures 1–4, Plates 1–2, Tables 1–2) Proposed common name. Galápagos Catshark. Bythaelurus sp.: Compagno (2005b: 20), McCosker & Rosenblatt (2010: 172, 187), Ruiz et al., (2011: 12). Bythaelurus sp. B: Compagno et al. (2005: 215, pl. 35), Kyne & Simpendorfer (...

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Main Authors: E, John, Long, Douglas J., Baldwin, Carole C.
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Published: Zenodo 2012
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5613089
https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.5613089
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Summary:Bythaelurus giddingsi sp. nov. (Figures 1–4, Plates 1–2, Tables 1–2) Proposed common name. Galápagos Catshark. Bythaelurus sp.: Compagno (2005b: 20), McCosker & Rosenblatt (2010: 172, 187), Ruiz et al., (2011: 12). Bythaelurus sp. B: Compagno et al. (2005: 215, pl. 35), Kyne & Simpendorfer (2007: 53), Hearn et al. (2009: 51). Material examined. All specimens are from the Galápagos Islands, collected aboard the submersible Johnson Sea- Link during 1995 and 1998. Holotype. CAS 210091, 402 mm TL, female, Darwin Island, 0 1o 42.0' N, 92o00.0' W, (station number JSL 3103, field number JM 145), 428 m depth, collected by J.E. McCosker on 18 July 1998. Paratypes. MNHN 2010-0004 (originally CAS 210092), 324 mm TL, immature male, JM 146; SIO 99-99, 217 mm TL, immature male, JM 147; and CAS 210093, 300 mm TL (partially dissected), immature female, JM 148; Darwin Island, all collected with the holotype. CAS 86559, 261 mm, immature male, Darwin Island, 0 1o 42.05' N, 92o00.02' W (JSL 3967), 511 m depth, collected ... : Published as part of E, John, Long, Douglas J. & Baldwin, Carole C., 2012, Description of a new species of deepwater catshark, Bythaelurus giddingsi sp. nov., from the Galápagos Islands (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae), pp. 48-59 in Zootaxa 3221 on pages 49-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.280250 ...