Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre 1788)
- Dataset
- An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Elasmobranchii
- order
- Squaliformes
- family
- Centrophoridae
- genus
- Centrophorus
- species
- Centrophorus squamosus
discussion
Remarks: Smith (1967 b), based on a dead specimen collected by the spearfisher in 3 – 4 m depth, described a new genus and species of gulper shark Encheiridiodon hendersoni, but the specimen is actually a C. squamosus. Hulley (1971) tentatively synonymized Centroscymnus fuscus with this species, but details of its original description suggest it may have been C. coelolepis. Unfortunately, the holotype of C. fuscus is lost. Conservation status: EN (2020).
materials_examined
South Africa voucher material: SAIAB 663 [Holotype: Encheiridiodon hendersoni]. SAIAB 26282, SAIAB 99355, SAIAB 99356, SAIAB 99357, SAIAB 99358, SAIAB 99359, SAIAB 99361, SAIAB 99362, SAIAB 99363, SAIAB 99364, SAM 24029, SAM 17161. South Africa distribution: The Orange River (NC) to the northern KZN border with Mozambique.