Hydrolagus bemisi

Didier, 2002



Classification: Holocephali Chimaeriformes Chimaeridae

Reference of the original description
Didier, D.A. (2002)
Two new species of chimaeroid fishes from the southwestern Pacific Ocean (Holocephali, Chimaeridae). Ichthyological Research, 49(4), 299–306

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Types
Hydrolagus bemisi
Holotype: NMNZ: P06986; Paratype: ANSP: 178021 (old: NMNZ P07380); ANSP: 178024 (old: NMNZ P06905); BMNH: 1992.9.8:4; CSIRO: H 2948-03; NMNZ: P06986; NMNZ: P25118; NMNZ: P25087; NMNZ: P07405; NMNZ: P31252; NSMT: P43061; NSMT: P43396;


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Citation: Hydrolagus bemisi Didier, 2002: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 11/2024

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Common names
eng Pale ghost shark

Short Description
Pale brown coloration fading to white ventrally. Dorsal fin spine reaching to origin of second dorsal fin when depressed; elongated second dorsal fin not indented along its length. Horizontal and hyomandibular lateral line canals sharing a common branch. Caudal filament long and stout (Ref. 45044).

Distribution
Southwest Pacific: New Zealand. Source: www.gbif.org

Biology
Oviparous [17086].

Size / Weight / Age
112 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 45044))

Habitat
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 400 - 1100 m (Ref. 45044), usually 500 - 700 m (Ref. 45044)

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=3073;