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Mustelus walkeri
White & Last, 2008
Eastern spotted gummy shark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Triakidae
Reference of the original description
Description of two new species of gummy sharks, genus Mustelus (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae), from Australian waters. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper, 22, 189–202
Description of two new species of gummy sharks, genus Mustelus (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae), from Australian waters. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper, 22, 189–202
Types
Mustelus walkeri
Holotype: CSIRO: H 460-02; Paratype: CSIRO: H 632-02; CSIRO: H 705-01; CSIRO: H 2471-02; CSIRO: H 3643-20; CSIRO: H 2469-02; CSIRO: H 2471-01; CSIRO: H 1367-01; CSIRO: H 2468-01; CSIRO: H 2469-01; CSIRO: H 1362-01; CSIRO: H 1362-02; CSIRO: H 1310-04; CSIRO: H 1310-05; CSIRO: H 1310-06; CSIRO: H 459-02; QM: I 38198;
Mustelus walkeri
Holotype: CSIRO: H 460-02; Paratype: CSIRO: H 632-02; CSIRO: H 705-01; CSIRO: H 2471-02; CSIRO: H 3643-20; CSIRO: H 2469-02; CSIRO: H 2471-01; CSIRO: H 1367-01; CSIRO: H 2468-01; CSIRO: H 2469-01; CSIRO: H 1362-01; CSIRO: H 1362-02; CSIRO: H 1310-04; CSIRO: H 1310-05; CSIRO: H 1310-06; CSIRO: H 459-02; QM: I 38198;
Description :
Citation: Mustelus walkeri White & Last, 2008: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 04/2024
Common names
Eastern spotted gummy shark
Eastern spotted gummy shark
Short Description
A relatively large species with the following characters: tall dorsal fins, its posterior margin directed posteroventrally from top to bottom and not upright distally, first dorsal-fin base is 1.6-2.0 times the anal-caudal space; buccopharyngeal denticles cover entire palate and floor of mouth; long claspers of adult males are slender, strongly depressed, the inner length about 9-10% TL, extending to just anterior of the second dorsal-fin origin; lower edge of spiracle is usually close to level of mid-eye; insertion of anal-fin usually over its apex; about 69/73 teeth rows; 78- 94 precaudal vertebral centra; 35-39 monospondylous centra; dorsal color pale greyish with numerous small, often indistinct, semi-regular, diffuse-edged white spots on postspiracular head and body; light and dark tonal coloration well demarcated on head below eye and onto middle of first gill slit, the intergill membranes are much darker dorsally than ventrally; bases and inner lobe of dorsal fins in juveniles (
A relatively large species with the following characters: tall dorsal fins, its posterior margin directed posteroventrally from top to bottom and not upright distally, first dorsal-fin base is 1.6-2.0 times the anal-caudal space; buccopharyngeal denticles cover entire palate and floor of mouth; long claspers of adult males are slender, strongly depressed, the inner length about 9-10% TL, extending to just anterior of the second dorsal-fin origin; lower edge of spiracle is usually close to level of mid-eye; insertion of anal-fin usually over its apex; about 69/73 teeth rows; 78- 94 precaudal vertebral centra; 35-39 monospondylous centra; dorsal color pale greyish with numerous small, often indistinct, semi-regular, diffuse-edged white spots on postspiracular head and body; light and dark tonal coloration well demarcated on head below eye and onto middle of first gill slit, the intergill membranes are much darker dorsally than ventrally; bases and inner lobe of dorsal fins in juveniles (
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=3828;
shark-references Species-ID=3828;
