Paragaleus longicaudatus

(Bessednov, 1966)



Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Hemigaleidae

Reference of the original description
Bessednov, L.N. (1966)
A new shark species from the Tonkin Gulf - Negogaleus longicaudatus BESSEDNOV sp. nov. (Pisces, Carcharhinidae). Zoologichesky Zhurnal, 45(2), 302–304

Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Negogaleus longicaudatus, Paragaleus randalli

Types
Paragaleus longicaudatus

Negogaleus longicaudatus
Holotype: MT: 3590a; Paratype: MT: 3590b;
Paragaleus randalli
Holotype: BPBM: 21196; Paratype: BPBM: 19923; SMF: 28109; SNMNH: F55; SU: 67145; USNM: 202652; ZMH: 103119 (old: ISH 150-1965);


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Paragaleus longicaudatus (Bessednov, 1966), original figure of Bessednov, 1966, paratype, male, 375 mm TL
Short Description
Diagnosis after Prokofiev, 2019 (following Bessednov) [27220]: a long caudal fin equal to interdorsal distance and black coloration of tips of dorsal and caudal fins in living fish disappearing after preservation. It differs from the close species N. pectoralis (Garman) from the Massachusetts Bay in the lesser length of the labial folds, greater length of the mouth and black colouration of anterior margins of both dorsal and caudal fins (#3094).

Distribution
Gulf of Tonkin, South China Sea [11060] Source: www.gbif.org

Size / Weight / Age
TL (max) (types): male: 380 mm [11060]

Habitat
marine; depth range: ? [27220]

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=15436; types lost in 1980s, see Prokofiev, 2019 [27220]

Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Cestoda
  • Olgaella elenae Haseli & Malekpour Fard, 2017 [25461]


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