Eridacnis radcliffei

Familia: Proscylliidae
Genus: Eridacnis
Species: Eridacnis radcliffei

Taxonavigation: Carcharhiniformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Infraclassis: Euselachii Division/Cohort: Neoselachii Subdivision/Subcohort: Selachimorpha Superordo: Galeomorphii Ordo: Carcharhiniformes

Name

Eridacnis radcliffei Smith, 1913

Holotype: USNM 74604.
Paratypes: USNM 317570 (2, embryos from holotype).

Type locality: Off Jolo Light, Sulu Islands, 6°11'50"N, 121°08'20"E, Philippines, Albatross station 5135, depth 161 fathoms.

Etymology: named in honor of ichthyologist-malacologist Lewis Radcliffe (1880-1950), member of Bureau of Fisheries team that collected type from the steamer Albatross. (From: The ETYFish project)

Synonyms

Proscyllium alcocki Misra, 1950

Vernacular names

English: Pygmy Ribbontail Catshark

References

Nair, R.V. & Lal Mohan, R.S. 1973. On a new deep sea skate, Rhinobatos variegatus, with notes on the deep sea sharks Halaelurus hispidus, Eridacnis radcliffei and Eugaleus omanensis from the Gulf of Mannar. Senckenbergiana Biologica 54(1/3): 71–80. PDF Reference page.
Smith, H.M. 1913. Description of a new carcharioid shark from the Sulu Archipelago. [Scientific results of the Philippine cruise of the Fisheries steamer "Albatross," 1907-1910.--No. 29.]. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 45(2003): 599-601, Pl. 47. BHL Reference page.

Links

Eridacnis radcliffei in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
Eridacnis radcliffei in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.