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Apristurus garricki
Sato, Stewart & Nakaya, 2013
Garrick’s Catshark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Pentanchidae
Reference of the original description
Apristurus garricki sp. nov., a new deep-water catshark from the northern New Zealand waters (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae). Marine Biology Research, 9(8), 758–767
Apristurus garricki sp. nov., a new deep-water catshark from the northern New Zealand waters (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae). Marine Biology Research, 9(8), 758–767
Types
Apristurus garricki
Holotype: NMNZ: P 027943; Paratype: AIM: MA73399; CSIRO: H 7389-01; HUMZ: 135335; HUMZ: 135336; HUMZ: 135337; MNHN: 2012-0405; NMNZ: P 010254; NMNZ: P 011430; NMNZ: P 020327; NMNZ: P 020386; NMNZ: P 024321; NMNZ: P 024487; NMNZ: P 026230; NMNZ: P 026231; NMNZ: P 027078; NMNZ: P 027103; NMNZ: P 027994; NMNZ: P 039344; NMNZ: P 040945; NMV: A 30945-001; USNM: 406762;
Apristurus garricki
Holotype: NMNZ: P 027943; Paratype: AIM: MA73399; CSIRO: H 7389-01; HUMZ: 135335; HUMZ: 135336; HUMZ: 135337; MNHN: 2012-0405; NMNZ: P 010254; NMNZ: P 011430; NMNZ: P 020327; NMNZ: P 020386; NMNZ: P 024321; NMNZ: P 024487; NMNZ: P 026230; NMNZ: P 026231; NMNZ: P 027078; NMNZ: P 027103; NMNZ: P 027994; NMNZ: P 039344; NMNZ: P 040945; NMV: A 30945-001; USNM: 406762;
Description Pollerspoeck, Juergen:
Benediktinerring 34, D-94569 Stephansposching; juergen.pollerspoeck@shark-references.comCitation: Apristurus garricki Sato, Stewart & Nakaya, 2013: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
Common names
Garrick’s Catshark
Garrick’s Catshark
Short Description
Original diagnose after SATO, STEWART & NAKAYA, 2013 [19390]: "A species of Apristurus with the following characters in combination: very long snout, pre-outer nostril length greater than interorbital width; short P1-P2 distance, tip of pectoral fin reaching to midway of P1-P2 space; small first dorsal fin and its origin always behind pelvic fin axil; long base of anal fin 13.7-17.7% of TL; vertebral counts of monospondylous 34-37 and those of precaudal diplospondylous 32-39; total counts of precaudal vertebrae 66-73; intestinal spiral valves 10-13; tooth rows 37-50 on upper, 38-49 on lower jaws."
Original diagnose after SATO, STEWART & NAKAYA, 2013 [19390]: "A species of Apristurus with the following characters in combination: very long snout, pre-outer nostril length greater than interorbital width; short P1-P2 distance, tip of pectoral fin reaching to midway of P1-P2 space; small first dorsal fin and its origin always behind pelvic fin axil; long base of anal fin 13.7-17.7% of TL; vertebral counts of monospondylous 34-37 and those of precaudal diplospondylous 32-39; total counts of precaudal vertebrae 66-73; intestinal spiral valves 10-13; tooth rows 37-50 on upper, 38-49 on lower jaws."
Biology
Oviparous [19390]; dark to yellowish brown egg case (from paratype): 140 mm long, 37 mm wide [19390]; Deep-water
Oviparous [19390]; dark to yellowish brown egg case (from paratype): 140 mm long, 37 mm wide [19390]; Deep-water
Dentition
Tooth rows on upper jaw 37-50, lower jaw 38-49. Teeth on the medial 5th on both jaws tricuspid with long, robust central cusp and smaller lateral cusps, lateral 13th and posterior 20th about 5 pointed (a few more in immature and female specimens). [19390];
Tooth rows on upper jaw 37-50, lower jaw 38-49. Teeth on the medial 5th on both jaws tricuspid with long, robust central cusp and smaller lateral cusps, lateral 13th and posterior 20th about 5 pointed (a few more in immature and female specimens). [19390];
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=13430;
shark-references Species-ID=13430;
