Deania profundorum (Smith & Radcliffe 1912)
- Dataset
- An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Elasmobranchii
- order
- Squaliformes
- family
- Centrophoridae
- genus
- Deania
- species
- Deania profundorum
discussion
Remarks: The most common Deania species after D. calceus; both species are frequently caught mixed in large aggregations during research survey cruises. Conservation status: NT (2020).
materials_examined
South Africa voucher material: Acanthidium natalense: Syntypes: SAIAB [former RUSI] 2 (2 specimens). Deania profundorum [non-types]: SAIAB 26274, SAIAB 26275, SAIAB 26276, SAIAB 26277, SAIAB 26308, SAIAB 26335, SAIAB 26336, SAIAB 26436. South Africa distribution: Off the west coast (NC) and east coast (KZN). This species likely occurs off the entire South African coast along the upper continental slope.