Apristurus saldanha (Barnard 1925)
- Dataset
- An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Elasmobranchii
- order
- Carcharhiniformes
- family
- Scyliorhinidae
- genus
- Apristurus
- species
- Apristurus saldanha
discussion
Remarks: A very large Apristurus species, up to at least 88 cm TL, A. saldanha was briefly described without an illustration, and the holotype was subsequently lost. Conservation status: LC (2019).
materials_examined
South Africa voucher material: SAIAB 25464, SAIAB 25934, SAIAB 25935, SAIAB 27438, SAIAB 54997, SAIAB 61751, SAIAB 64133, SAIAB 190354. South African distribution: Endemic. Cape Columbine (WC) to about Algoa Bay (EC). A possible record from southern Namibia requires confirmation.
Name
- Synonyms
- Scylliorhinus saldanha : Barnard 1925
- Homonyms
- Apristurus saldanha (Barnard 1925)