Scyliorhinus cabofriensis

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

Familia: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Scyliorhinus
Species: Scyliorhinus cabofriensis

Name

Scyliorhinus cabofriensis Soares, Gomes & Carvalho, 2016

Holotype: MNRJ 40730.

Paratypes: MCP 47874 (0,1), 47875 (0,1), 47876 (0,1); MNRJ 40731 (0,1), 40732 (1,0), 40733 (0,1); MZUSP 37284 (1,0); UERJ 2042 (1,0), 2231.2 (1,0), 2231.4 (1,0).

Type locality: off Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil.

Etymology: The specific name refers to its type and only known locality, off Cabo Frio in northeastern Rio de Janeiro state.

References

• Soares, K.D.A., Gomes, U.L. & De Carvalho, M.R. 2016. Taxonomic review of catsharks of the Scyliorhinus haeckelii group, with the description of a new species (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae). Zootaxa 4066(5): 501–534. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4066.5.1  Reference page.