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Isurus paucus Guitart 1966

Description

Isurus paucus Guitart, 1966

Longfin Mako Shark

Isurus paucus Guitart, 1966: 3, figs. 1, 2A, 3A, 3C. Syntypes: possibly in the Instituto de Biologia or Instituto de Oceanologia, Cuba; no type known according to Compagno (2001). Type locality: Collected in the Caribbean near Cuba.

Local synonymy: White et al., 2018: 90, figs (PNG). PNG voucher material: None.

Remarks: Caught as bycatch in the pelagic longline fisheries in PNG; verified by photographs from fisheries observers.

Notes

Published as part of White, William T. & Ko'Ou, Alfred, 2018, An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Papua New Guinea, pp. 1-82 in Zootaxa 4411 (1) on page 24, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4411.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1221878

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Lamnidae
Genus
Isurus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Lamniformes
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Guitart
Species
paucus
Taxon rank
species
Type status
syntype
Taxonomic concept label
Isurus paucus Guitart, 1966 sec. White & Ko'Ou, 2018

References

  • Guitart, D. J. (1966) Nuevo nombre para una especie de Tiburon del genero Isurus (Elasmobranchii, Isuridae) de aguas Cubanas. Poeyana, Series A, Instituto de Biologia, 15, 1 - 9.
  • Compagno, L. J. V. (2001) Sharks of the World, an Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Shark Species Known to Date. Vol. 2. Bullhead, Mackerel and Carpet Sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). FAO, Rome, 269 pp.
  • Finucci, B., White, W. T., Kemper, J. & Naylor, G. J. P. (2018) Redescription of Chimaera ogilbyi (Chimaeriformes; Chimaeridae) from the Indo-Australian region. Zootaxa, 4375, 191 - 210. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4375.2.2