Paragaleus leucolomatus : Compagno & Smale 1985
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Paragaleus leucolomatus Compagno & Smale, 1985
Whitefin Weasel Shark
Paragaleus leucolomatus Compagno & Smale, 1985: 9, figs. 2–8. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 21175. Type locality: Southeast of Kosi Bay mouth, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 20 m.
Local synonymy: Paragaleus leucolomatus: Compagno & Smale, 1985: 9, figs. 2–8; Bass et al., 1986: 83, fig. 9.30; Compagno, 1988a: 35; Compagno et al., 1989: 60, pl.; Compagno, 1999: 119; Compagno et al., 2005: 286, fi.g, pl. 49; Ebert et al., 2013 a: 435, fig., pl. 60; Ebert & van Hees, 2015: 146; Weigmann, 2016: 863.
South Africa voucher material: Holotype: SAIAB 21175. A few other specimens are in the fish collections of SAIAB and SAM, but are uncatalogued.
South African distribution: Sodwana Bay to the KZN border with Mozambique.
Remarks: A rare species known from a few specimens caught between southern Mozambique and Sodwana Bay. Local beach anglers in northern KZN are familiar with this species, but release them if caught (R. Kyle, Oceanographic Research Institute, pers. comm.).
Conservation status: VU (2020).
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Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Collection code
- SAIAB, RUSI , SAIAB, SAM
- Material sample ID
- SAIAB 21175
- Scientific name authorship
- : Compagno & Smale
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Carcharhiniformes
- Family
- Hemigaleidae
- Genus
- Paragaleus
- Species
- leucolomatus
- Taxon rank
- species
- Type status
- holotype
- Taxonomic concept label
- Paragaleus leucolomatus Compagno, 1985 sec. Ebert, Wintner & Kyne, 2021
References
- Compagno, L. J. V. & Smale, M. J. (1985) Paragaleus leucolomatus, a new shark from South Africa, with notes on the systematics of hemigaleid sharks (Carcharhiniformes: Hemigaleidae). The J. L. B Smith Institute of Ichthyology Special Publication, 37, 1 - 21.
- Bass, A. J. & Compagno, L. J. V. (1986) Families Echinorhinidae, Proscyllidae, Odontaspidiidae, Mitsukurinidae. In: Smith, M. M. & Heemstra, P. C. (Eds.), Smith's Sea Fishes. Macmillan, Johannesburg, pp. 63 + 103 + 104 - 105.
- Compagno, L. J. V. (1988 a) Sharks of the Order Carcharhiniformes. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 486 pp.
- Compagno, L. J. V., Ebert, D. A. & Smale, M. J. (1989) Guide to the Sharks and Rays of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers, Cape Town, 158 pp.
- 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
- Compagno, L., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. (2005) Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, London, 368 pp.
- Ebert, D. A., Fowler, S. & Compagno, L. J. V. (2013) Sharks of the World: A Fully Illustrated Guide to the Sharks of the World. Wild Nature Press, Plymouth, 528 pp.
- Ebert, D. A. & van Hees, K. E. (2015) Beyond jaws: rediscovering the " Lost Sharks " of southern Africa. African Journal of Marine Science, 37, 141 - 156. https: // doi. org / 10.2989 / 1814232 X. 2015.1048730
- Weigmann, S. (2016) Annotated checklist of the living sharks, batoids and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of the world, with a focus on biogeographical diversity. Journal of Fish Biology, 88, 837 - 1037. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / jfb. 12874