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Species in the family or subfamily Pristiophoridae: [ 14 ] records

anisodon, Squalus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:679, 680 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 4; ref. 4929] Australia [as New Holland]. No types known. New name for Pristis cirratus Latham 1794. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:145 [ref. 30464]. •Synonym of Pristiophorus cirratus (Latham 1794) -- (Compagno 1984:133 [ref. 6474], Last & Stevens 1994:109 [ref. 23873], Hoese & Gates 2006:162 [ref. 28997]). Current status: Synonym of Pristiophorus cirratus (Latham 1794). Pristiophoridae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

annae, Pliotrema Weigmann [S.], Gon [O.], Leeney [R. H.] & Temple [A. J.] in Weigmann, Gon, Leeney, Barrowclift, Berggren, Jiddawi et al. 2020:19, Figs. 12b, 15-25 [PLoS ONE v. 15 (no. 3): e0228791; ref. 37396] On or near Kobela Reef, Menai Bay, Unguja Island, Zanzibar, about 6°29'35"S, 39°22'21"E, depth 20 - 25 meters. Holotype: ZMH 26361. Paratype: ZMH 26362 (1). •Valid as Pliotrema annae Weigmann, Gon, Leeney & Temple 2020. Current status: Valid as Pliotrema annae Weigmann, Gon, Leeney & Temple 2020. Pristiophoridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Zanzibar and possibly Kenya and Somalia. Habitat: marine.

cirratus, Pristis Latham [J. F.] 1794:281, Pls. 26 (fig. 5), 27 [The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London v. 2 (art. 25); ref. 2727] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia, Tasman Sea, southwestern Pacific. Holotype: wherebouts unknown. •Valid as Pristiophorus cirratus (Latham 1794) -- (Compagno 1984:133 [ref. 6474], Gubanov & Timoxin 1989:226 [ref. 36138], Paxton et al. 1989:39 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:149 [ref. 22532], Last & Stevens 1994:109 [ref. 23873], Compagno 1999:475 [ref. 25589], Hutchins 2001:15 [ref. 25847], Compagno et al. 2005:57 [ref. 29145], Hoese & Gates 2006:162 [ref. 28997], White 2008:99 [ref. 30617], Ebert & Cailliet 2011:511 [ref. 31433], Ebert & Wilms 2013:97 [ref. 33035], Weigmann et al. 2014:189 [ref. 33315], Weigmann 2016:71 [ref. 34211], Weigmann et al. 2020:3 [ref. 37396]). Current status: Valid as Pristiophorus cirratus (Latham 1794). Pristiophoridae. Distribution: Australia: Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: brackish, marine.

delicatus, Pristiophorus Yearsley [G. K.], Last [P. R.] & White [W. T.] 2008:25, Figs. 1-2 [CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper No. 022; ref. 29675] South of Saumarez Reef, Queensland, Australia, 22°59'S, 152°59'E, depth 343-350 meters. Holotype: CSIRO H 931-01. Paratypes: CSIRO H 601-11(1), 601-02 (1), 617-01 (1), 617-02 (1), 630-14 (1), 630-15 (1), 931-02 (1), 931-02 (1), 931-03 (1), 954-01, 1113-07, 113-08. •Valid as Pristiophorus delicatus Yearsley, Last & White 2008 -- (Ebert & Cailliet 2011:511 [ref. 31433], Ebert & Wilms 2013:97 [ref. 33035], Weigmann et al. 2014:193 [ref. 33315], Weigmann 2016:71 [ref. 34211]). Current status: Valid as Pristiophorus delicatus Yearsley, Last & White 2008. Pristiophoridae. Distribution: Queensland, Australia. Habitat: marine.

japonicus, Pristiophorus Günther [A.] 1870:433 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 8; ref. 1995] Japan. Syntypes: (4) BMNH 1862.11.1.37 (1), 1953.8.10.6 (1, poor condition), BMNH 1867.2.20.1-2 (2, stuffed). Based on literature citations and specimens. •Valid as Pristiophorus japonicus Günther 1870 -- (Compagno 1984:134 [ref. 6474], Nakaya & Shirai in Masuda et al. 1984:11 [ref. 6441], Cheng & Zhou 1997:40 [ref. 26385], Senou & Masuda 1998:5 [ref. 24388], Compagno 1999:475 [ref. 25589], Nakabo 2000:158 [ref. 25086], Compagno in Randall & Lim 2000:581 [ref. 25122], Wang et al. 2001:35 [ref. 26566], Nakabo 2002:158 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:63, 480 [ref. 26218], Shinohara et al. 2005:397 [ref. 28370], Yearsley et al. 2008:23 [ref. 29675], Ebert & Cailliet 2011:511 [ref. 31433], Yamashita et al. 2012:128 [ref. 32408], Ebert & Wilms 2013:97 [ref. 33035], Ebert et al. 2013:299 [ref. 33045], Weigmann et al. 2014:200 [ref. 33315], Shinohara et al. 2014:234 [ref. 33330] as Prsitiophorus, Koeda et al. 2016:5 [ref. 35333], Myoung et al. 2016:11 [ref. 36309], Weigmann 2016:71 [ref. 34211], Kim et al. 2020:43 [ref. 39118], Weigmann et al. 2020:3 [ref. 37396]). Current status: Valid as Pristiophorus japonicus Günther 1870. Pristiophoridae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Taiwan north to Korea and Japan. Habitat: marine.

kajae, Pliotrema Weigmann [S.], Gon [O.], Leeney [R. H.] & Temple [A. J.] in Weigmann, Gon, Leeney, Barrowclift, Berggren, Jiddawi et al. 2020:5, Figs. 1-12a, 13 [PLoS ONE v. 15 (no. 3): e0228791; ref. 37396] Off Tulear, Madagascar, 23°19'58.8"S, 43°31'1.2"E, depth 320 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1987-1266. Paratypes: BMNH 2019.1.28.1 (1), RHL, SAIAB, SW, USNM, ZMH. •Valid as Pliotrema kajae Weigmann, Gon, Leeney & Temple 2020. Current status: Valid as Pliotrema kajae Weigmann, Gon, Leeney & Temple 2020. Pristiophoridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Madagascar and the Mascarene Ridge. Habitat: marine.

lanae, Pristiophorus Ebert [D. A.] & Wilms [H. A.] 2013:87, Figs. 1-3, 4a [Zootaxa 3752 (no. 1); ref. 33035] Northwest of Baltazar Island, Marinduque, Philippines, ca. 13° 23’N, 121°79’E, depth 298--307 meters. Holotype: CAS 34942. Paratypes: CAS 34930 (1), 236420 (1). Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Pristiophorus lanae Ebert & Wilms 2013 -- (Weigmann 2016:72 [ref. 34211], Motomura et al. 2017:23 [ref. 35490], Weigmann et al. 2020:3 [ref. 37396]). Current status: Valid as Pristiophorus lanae Ebert & Wilms 2013. Pristiophoridae. Distribution: Philippines. Habitat: marine.

nancyae, Pristiophorus Ebert [D. A.] & Cailliet [G. M.] 2011:502, Figs. 1-3 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 87 (no. 3); ref. 31433] Off Mozambique, 22°07'S, 35°45'E, depth 500 meters. Holotype: SAM 34013. Paratypes: SAM 33477 (1), 33502 (1), 33511 (5). •Valid as Pristiophorus nancyae Ebert & Cailliet 2011 -- (Ebert & Wilms 2013:97 [ref. 33035], Weigmann et al. 2014:189 [ref. 33315], Weigmann 2016:72 [ref. 34211], Fricke et al. 2018:21 [ref. 35805], Weigmann et al. 2020:3 [ref. 37396]). Current status: Valid as Pristiophorus nancyae Ebert & Cailliet 2011. Pristiophoridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Socotra Islands, off Mozambique, Madagascar and Kenya. Habitat: marine.

nudipinnis, Pristiophorus Günther [A.] 1870:432 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 8; ref. 1995] Tasmania, Australia; South Australia. Syntypes: (at least 6) BMNH 1838.1.15.29 (1, dry) Tasmania, 1842.9.3.10 (1, stuffed), 1859.6.30.7 (1) Australia, 1863.1.15.45 (1, dry) S. Australia, 1869.2.24.2 (1) Tasmania, 1953.8.10.7 (1, dry) Tasmania. •Valid as Pristiophorus nudipinnis Günther 1870 -- (Compagno 1984:135 [ref. 6474], Gubanov & Timoxin 1989:226 [ref. 36138], Paxton et al. 1989:39 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:150 [ref. 22532], Last & Stevens 1994:111 [ref. 23873], Compagno 1999:475 [ref. 25589], Hutchins 2001:15 [ref. 25847], Hoese & Gates 2006:162 [ref. 28997], Yearsley et al. 2008:23 [ref. 29675], White 2008:100 [ref. 30617], Ebert & Cailliet 2011:511 [ref. 31433], Ebert & Wilms 2013:97 [ref. 33035], Weigmann et al. 2014:191 [ref. 33315], Weigmann 2016:72 [ref. 34211], Weigmann et al. 2020:4 [ref. 37396]). Current status: Valid as Pristiophorus nudipinnis Günther 1870. Pristiophoridae. Distribution: Australia: Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

owenii, Pristiophorus Günther [A.] 1870:432 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 8; ref. 1995] No locality. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1859.9.11.1. •Synonym of Pristiophorus nudipinnis Günther 1870 -- (Compagno 1984:135 [ref. 6474], Paxton et al. 1989:40 [ref. 12442], Last & Stevens 1994:111 [ref. 23873], Hoese & Gates 2006:162 [ref. 28997], Ebert & Cailliet 2011:510 [ref. 31433]). Current status: Synonym of Pristiophorus nudipinnis Günther 1870. Pristiophoridae. Habitat: marine.

peroniensis, Pristiophorus IUCN 2006 A name appearing in an IUCN listing in 2006 (http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/42719/0); the species was not described under this name. No longer listed by the IUCN. •A premature and unavailable name for specimens of Pristiophorus cirratus (Latham 1794) (pers. comm. P. Last, 19 Apr. 2011). Current status: Synonym of Pristiophorus cirratus (Latham 1794). Pristiophoridae.

schroederi, Pristiophorus Springer [S.] & Bullis [H. R., Jr.] 1960:241, Figs. 1-3, 5 [Bulletin of Marine Science of the Gulf and Caribbean v. 10 (no. 2); ref. 10196] About 15 miles east of Dog Rocks, Cay Sal Bank, Bahamas, 24°05'N, 79°46'W, Combat 2 station 449, depth 350 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 185946. Paratypes: USNM 185947 (2). Type catalog: Howe & Springer 1993:13 [ref. 21812]. •Valid as Pristiophorus schroederi Springer & Bullis 1960 -- (Compagno 1984:136 [ref. 6474], Compagno 1999:475 [ref. 25589], Compagno 2003:417 [ref. 26984], Kiraly et al. 2003:12 [ref. 28226], Yearsley et al. 2008:23 [ref. 29675], Ebert & Cailliet 2011:511 [ref. 31433], Castro 2011:160 [ref. 31457], Ebert & Wilms 2013:97 [ref. 33035], Weigmann et al. 2014:191 [ref. 33315], Weigmann 2016:72 [ref. 34211], Weigmann et al. 2020:4 [ref. 37396], Castillo Domínguez et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40663]). Current status: Valid as Pristiophorus schroederi Springer & Bullis 1960. Pristiophoridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Cuba, Florida and the Bahamas. Habitat: marine.

tentaculatus, Squalus Shaw [G.] 1804:359 [General zoology or systematic natural history; ref. 4015] Australia [as New Holland]. No types known. Probably can be regarded as an unneeded replacement name for (and objective synonym of) Squalus cirratus Latham 1794. •Synonym of Pristiophorus cirratus (Latham 1794) -- (Compagno 1984:133 [ref. 6474], Paxton et al. 1989:39 [ref. 12442], Last & Stevens 1994:109 [ref. 23873], Hoese & Gates 2006:162 [ref. 28997]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Pristiophorus cirratus (Latham 1794). Pristiophoridae. Habitat: marine.

warreni, Pliotrema Regan [C. T.] 1906:1, Pl. 1 [Annals of the Natal Government Museum v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 3628] Bird Island, KawZulu-Natal, South Africa, depth 73 m; False Bay, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Syntypes: BMNH 1899.2.10.4 (skeleton in spirit), 1905.6.8.9 (1) coast of Natal [kwaZulu-Natal]. Possible syntypes: CAS-SU 31456 (1) Cape of Good Hope. For types see Ebert & Cailliet 2011:510 [ref. 31433]. •Valid as Pliotrema warreni Regan 1906 -- (Compagno 1984:132 [ref. 6474], Bass & Heemstra 1986:106 [ref. 5639], Gubanov & Timoxin 1989:226 [ref. 36138], Compagno et al. 1991:73 [ref. 21083], Compagno 1999:475 [ref. 25589], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S93 [ref. 27377], Ebert & Cailliet 2011:501 [ref. 31433], Ebert & Wilms 2013:86 [ref. 33035], Weigmann 2016:71 [ref. 34211], Fricke et al. 2018:21 [ref. 35805], Almeida & Biscoito 2019:117 [ref. 37302], Weigmann et al. 2020:38 [ref. 37396], Ebert et al. 2021:37 [ref. 38234], Ebert 2022:449 [ref. 39662], Leeney et al. 2023:2 [ref. 40693], Leeney 2024:37 [ref. 40985]). Current status: Valid as Pliotrema warreni Regan 1906. Pristiophoridae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic, western Indian Ocean: Namibia south to Cape of Good Hope (South Africa), then north to southern Mozambique, east to southeastern Madagascar. Habitat: marine.