Apristurus manocheriani (Carcharhiniformes: Pentanchidae), a new species of catshark from the Southwest Indian Ocean

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type 07 Jul 2021Publisher:ZenodoFunded by:NSF | Collaborative Research: J...

Authors: Cordova, Justin A.; Ebert, David A.;

doi: 10.5281/zenodo.5081130 , 10.5281/zenodo.5081131

Apristurus manocheriani (Carcharhiniformes: Pentanchidae), a new species of catshark from the Southwest Indian Ocean

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Abstract

A new species of catshark, Apristurus manocheriani n. sp., is described from 8 specimens collected from seamounts in the southwest Indian Ocean (SWIO). The new species is placed in the Apristurus spongiceps subgroup and is only the second known species in this subgroup occurring in the western Indian Ocean. Geographically, A. manocheriani is known only from the SWIO, while its two closest congeners are from distant locations: Apristurus albisoma Nakaya & Séret, 1999 occurs in the southwest Pacific Ocean and Apristurus aphyodes Nakaya & Stehmann, 1998 in the northeast Atlantic.

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South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
South Africa
California State University System
United States
College of Charleston
United States
California Academy of Sciences
United States
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
United States

Keywords

taxonomy, ichthyology, seamounts, Chondrichthys, Southwest Indian Ridge, elasmobranch

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