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Hydrolagus erithacus Walovich, Ebert, & Kemper 2017

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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 southwest Indian oceans, but it may prove to be much wider ranging in the Southern Ocean.

Conservation status: DD (2020).

Notes

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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URL
http://treatment.plazi.org/id/039287A1950EFFE9CFF758F7FDEC2563

Is part of
Journal article: 10.11646/zootaxa.4947.1.1 (DOI)
Journal article: http://zenodo.org/record/4614567 (URL)
Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFABFFD99569FF8ECF605A0DFFF9206F (URL)
Journal article: http://zoobank.org/7F3B4794-65CF-4691-A330-78A423F2606F (URL)
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https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/039287A1950EFFE9CFF758F7FDEC2563 (URL)
https://www.gbif.org/species/181007059 (URL)
https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/7365/taxon/039287A1950EFFE9CFF758F7FDEC2563.taxon (URL)

Biodiversity

Collection code
SAIAB , SAM
Family
Chimaeridae
Genus
Hydrolagus
Kingdom
Animalia
Material sample ID
SAIAB 200578 , SAIAB 200579
Order
Chimaeriformes
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Walovich, Ebert, & Kemper
Species
erithacus
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype , paratype
Taxonomic concept label
Hydrolagus erithacus Walovich, 2017 sec. Ebert, Wintner & Kyne, 2021

References

  • Compagno, L. J. V. (1999) An overview of chondrichthyan systematics and biodiversity in southern Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 54, 75 - 120. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00359199909520406
  • Walovich, K. A., Ebert, D. A. & Kemper, J. M. (2017) Hydrolagus erithacus sp. nov. (Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae), a new species of chimaerid from southeastern Atlantic and southwestern Indian oceans. Zootaxa, 4226 (4), 509 - 520. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4226.4.4