Squalus shiraii

Squalus shiraii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Squaliformes

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: Squalomorphii Ordo: Squaliformes

Familia: Squalidae
Genus: Squalus
Species: Squalus shiraii

Name

Squalus shiraii Viana & Carvalho, 2020

Type locality: Okinawa Trough, Japan

Typus:

• Holotype: HUMZ 149389, adult male, 590 mm TL, Okinawa Trough, 25°37'28"N, 126°05'35"E to 25°38'12"N 126°07'83"E. Collected on 2 August 1994 by unknown collector.

• Paratypes:
  • HUMZ 80329, adult female, 770 mm TL, East China Sea, 25°33.8'N, 126°25.2'E, 310 m depth, longline, collected on 4 December 1978 by T. Kanayama;
  • HUMZ 80330, juvenile male, 365 mm TL, locality and collection data same as HUMZ 80329;
  • HUMZ 80331, adult female, 755 mm TL, locality and collection data same as HUMZ 80329;
  • HUMZ 101718, adult male, 685 mm TL, off north-west of Okinawa-jima Island, Japan, collected in July 1983 by K. Nakaya;
  • HUMZ 146165, adult male, 600 mm TL, 31°58.5'N, 173°09.5'E, 390 m depth, longline, collected on 21 February 1997;
  • HUMZ 149391, adult male, 623 mm TL, locality and collection data same as holotype;
  • HUMZ 149392, adult male, 595 mm TL, locality and collection data same as holotype;
  • HUMZ 149394, adult male, 623 mm TL, locality and collection data same as holotype;
  • HUMZ 149395, adult male, 595 mm TL, locality and collection data same as holotype;
  • HUMZ 149426, adult male, 630 mm TL, locality and collection data same as holotype;
  • HUMZ 149434, adult male, 580 mm TL, Okinawa Trough, 25°40'32"N, 126°14'18"E to 25°41'43"N, 126°16'08"E, collected on 2 August 1994 by unknown collector;
  • HUMZ 149438, adult male, 605 mm TL, locality and collection data same as HUMZ 149434.

Distribution: Japanese endemic, occurring in the shallow waters of the upper continental slope off Southern Japan in the North-western Pacific Ocean at 310–390 m depth.

Etymology: named after Shigeru Shirai

ZooBank: 68278ED1-AADE-40A2-8155-A3D2AF7B6894

References

Primary references

• Viana, S.T.d.F., Carvalho, M.R.d. 2020. Squalus shiraii sp. nov. (Squaliformes, Squalidae), a new species of dogfish shark from Japan with regional nominal species revisited. Zoosystematics and Evolution. 96(2): 275-311. DOI: 10.3897/zse.96.51962 Reference page.  [See p. 277-282; Figs 1, 3A–B, 7A–B, 8A; Tables 1, 6; Original description]

Links

• WoRMS (2020). Squalus shiraii Viana & Carvalho, 2020. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1447975 on 2020-11-05

• BHL bibliography
• Squalus shiraii – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Squalus shiraii.
• ION

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