Hydrolagus lusitanicus

Moura, Figueiredo, Bordalo-Machado, Almeida & Gordo, 2005

Classification: Holocephali Chimaeriformes Chimaeridae

Reference of the original description

Moura, T. & Figueiredo, I. & Bordalo-Machado, P. & Almeida, C. & Gordo, L.S. (2005)
A new deep-water chimaerid species, Hydrolagus lusitanicus n. sp., from off mainland Portugal with a proposal of a new identification key for the genus Hydrolagus (Holocephali: Chimaeridae) in the north-east Atlantic. Journal of Fish Biology, 67(3), 742–751

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Types
Hydrolagus lusitanicus
Holotype: MB: 4666; Paratype: MB: 4666;

Description :

Citation: Hydrolagus lusitanicus Moura, Figueiredo, Bordalo-Machado, Almeida & Gordo, 2005: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024

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Short Description
Second dorsal fin margin straight; eyes smaller than one third of the head length. Supracaudal fin less deep or equal to subcaudal fin; eye diameter always

Distribution
Northeast Atlantic: Portugal. Source: www.gbif.org

Size / Weight / Age
95.4 cm OT (male/unsexed; (Ref. 55857)); 117.7 cm OT (female)

Habitat
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 1600 - 1600 m (Ref. 55857)

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=3080;