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Species in the family or subfamily Proscylliidae: [ 8 ] records


alcocki, Proscyllium Misra [K. S.] 1950:87, Pl. 1 [Journal of the Zoological Society of India v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 12963] Andaman Sea, 13°17'15"N, 93°10'25"E, Investigator station 233, depth 185 fathoms. Holotype: ZSI F229/1. Paratypes: ZSI F382/1 (1). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:95 [ref. 20743], Menon & Rama-Rao 1975:32 [ref. 22148]. See Das 2003:369 [ref. 27706]. •Synonym of Eridacnis radcliffei Smith 1913 -- (Compagno 1984:373 [ref. 6846], Bonfil & Abdallah 2004:23 [ref. 27735]). Current status: Synonym of Eridacnis radcliffei Smith 1913. Proscylliidae. Habitat: marine.

barbouri, Triakis Bigelow [H. B.] & Schroeder [W. C.] 1944:27, Pl. 8 [Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club v. 23; ref. 13163] Off Santa Clara Province, northern coast of Cuba. Holotype: MCZ 36099. Paratypes: (37) MCZ 36138 (2), 36140-41 (4, 4), 36143 (1), 36145-46 (12, 4), 36148-51 (1, 1, 1, 2), 36201 (2), 36214 (1); USNM 123006 [ex MCZ 36143] (1), 123007 [ex MCZ 36142] (2). Type catalog: Howe & Springer 1993:4 [ref. 21812], Gutiérrez de los Reyes et al. 2015:45 [ref. 36079]. •Valid as Eridacnis barbouri (Bigelow & Schroeder 1944) -- (Compagno 1984:372 [ref. 6846], Compagno 1999:481 [ref. 25589], Compagno 2003:456 [ref. 26984], Kiraly et al. 2003:16 [ref. 28226], Castro 2011:350 [ref. 31457], Weigmann 2016:28 [ref. 34211], Castillo Domínguez et al. 2023:5 [ref. 40663], Page et al. 2023:39 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Eridacnis barbouri (Bigelow & Schroeder 1944). Proscylliidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida (U.S.A.) and Cuba. Habitat: marine.

fehlmanni, Triakis Springer [S.] 1968:614, Figs. 1-4, 5C [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 81; ref. 10194] Indian Ocean southwest of Cape Guardafui, Somalia, 11°24'N, 51°35'E, Anton Bruun cruise 9 station 463, depth 70-170 meters. Holotype (unique): USNM 202969. Type catalog: Howe & Springer 1993:7 [ref. 21812]. •Valid as Triakis fehlmanni Springer 1968 -- (Gubanov & Timoxin 1989:222 [ref. 36138]). •Valid as Ctenacis fehlmanni (Springer 1968) -- (Compagno 1984:370 [ref. 6846], Bass & Compagno 1986:87 [ref. 5637], Compagno 1999:481 [ref. 25589], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S92 [ref. 27377], Henderson & Reeve 2011:173 [ref. 38995], Weigmann 2016:28 [ref. 34211], Psomadakis et al. 2020:169 [ref. 37272] as cf. fehlmanni, Kemper & Ebert 2022:494 [ref. 39661], White et al. 2024:[10] [ref. 41648]). Current status: Valid as Ctenacis fehlmanni (Springer 1968). Proscylliidae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Somalia east to southern Oman. Habitat: marine.

habereri, Proscyllium Hilgendorf [F. M.] 1904:39 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1904 (no. 2); ref. 2170] Taka [Kaohsiung], southwestern Taiwan. Holotype (unique): ZMB 16201. Type catalog: Paepke & Schmidt 1988:168-169 [ref. 21041], Ho & Shao 2011:18 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Proscyllium habereri Hilgendorf 1904 -- (Compagno 1984:377 [ref. 6846], Nakaya in Masuda et al. 1984:5 [ref. 6441], Nakaya in Okamura & Kitajima 1984:47, 298 [ref. 8057], Chen et al. 1997:2 [ref. 26476], Compagno & Niem 1998:1295 [ref. 23787], Compagno 1999:481 [ref. 25589], Nakabo 2000:132 [ref. 25086], Compagno in Randall & Lim 2000:579 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2002:132 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:52, 471 [ref. 26218], Shinohara et al. 2005:393 [ref. 28370], Last & Vongpanich 2004:23 [ref. 28605], Ho & Shao 2011:18 [ref. 31432], Yamashita et al. 2012:122 [ref. 32408], Naylor et al. 2012:47 [ref. 32267] see remarks, Ebert et al. 2013:322 [ref. 33045], Weigmann 2016:29 [ref. 34211], Soares & Carvalho 2020:379 [ref. 37593], Sonoyama et al. 2020:9 [ref. 37637], Luo et al. 2024:9 [ref. 41630], White et al. 2024:[13] [ref. 41648]). Current status: Valid as Proscyllium habereri Hilgendorf 1904. Proscylliidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

magnificum, Proscyllium Last [P. R.] & Vongpanich [V.] 2004:23, Figs. 1-2 [Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin No. 6; ref. 28605] Northern Andaman Sea, off Myanmar, 12°44.65'-12°45.20'N, 96°50.12-96°49.68'E, depth 141-144 meters. Holotype: PMBC 6731. Paratypes: CSIRO H 5887-01 (1); PMBC 19617 (1), 19618 (1), 19619 (1). Combined with a feminine genus, the adjective should be magnifica. •Valid as Proscyllium magnificum Last & Vongpanich 2004 -- (Weigmann 2016:29 [ref. 34211], Kumar et al. 2018:296 [ref. 36178], Psomadakis et al. 2020:170 [ref. 37272]). •Valid as Ctenacis magnifica (Last & Vongpanich 2004) -- (White et al. 2024:[7] [ref. 41648] as magnificum). Current status: Valid as Ctenacis magnifica (Last & Vongpanich 2004). Proscylliidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

radcliffei, Eridacnis Smith [H. M.] 1913:599, Pl. 47; Figs. 1-3 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 45 (no. 2003); ref. 4044] Off Jolo Light, Sulu Islands, 6°11'50"N, 121°08'20"E, Philippines, Albatross station 5135, depth 161 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 74604. Paratypes: USNM 317570 (2, embryos from holotype). Type catalog: Howe & Springer 1993:12 [ref. 21812]. •Valid as Eridacnis radcliffei Smith 1913 -- (Compagno 1984:373 [ref. 6846], Bass & Compagno 1986:87 [ref. 5637], Gubanov & Timoxin 1989:222 [ref. 36138], Manilo 1992:20 [130] [ref. 39140], Compagno & Niem 1998:1295 [ref. 23787], Compagno in Randall & Lim 2000:579 [ref. 25122], Compagno 1999:481 [ref. 25589], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S92 [ref. 27377], Bonfil & Abdallah 2004:23 [ref. 27735], Compagno et al. 2005:28 [ref. 29145], Ebert et al. 2013:321 [ref. 33045], Weigmann 2016:28 [ref. 34211], Kumar et al. 2018:296 [ref. 36178], Psomadakis et al. 2020:169 [ref. 37272], Kemper & Ebert 2022:495 [ref. 39661]). Current status: Valid as Eridacnis radcliffei Smith 1913. Proscylliidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

sinuans, Neotriakis Smith [J. L. B.] 1957:262, Fig. 2 [South African Journal of Science v. 53 (no. 10); ref. 4114] Off Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 180 fathoms. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 31. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] (1) not researched. •Valid as Eridacnis sinuans (Smith 1957) -- (Compagno 1984:374 [ref. 6846], Bass & Compagno 1986:88 [ref. 5637], Gubanov & Timoxin 1989:222 [ref. 36138], Manilo 1992:20 [130] [ref. 39140], Compagno 1999:481 [ref. 25589], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S92 [ref. 27377], Weigmann 2016:29 [ref. 34211], Ebert et al. 2021:55 [ref. 38234], Kemper & Ebert 2022:495 [ref. 39661]). Current status: Valid as Eridacnis sinuans (Smith 1957). Proscylliidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) north to Tanzania, east to Socotra (Yemen). Habitat: marine.

venustum, Calliscyllium Tanaka [S.] 1912:171, Pl. 46 (figs. 178-183) [Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan v. 10; ref. 6035] Tokyo fish market, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZUMT 3398 (lost). Type catalog: Aizawa et al. 2022:196 [ref. 39648]. •Valid as Triakis venustum (Tanaka 1912) -- (Chen et al. 1997:3 [ref. 26476]). •Valid as Proscyllium venustum (Tanaka 1912) -- (Nakaya in Okamura & Kitajima 1984:47, 298 [ref. 8057], Nakabo 2000:132 [ref. 25086], Shinohara et al. 2001:287 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:132 [ref. 26001], Shinohara et al. 2005:393 [ref. 28370], Motomura et al. 2010:68 [ref. 31256], Weigmann 2016:29 [ref. 34211]). •Synonym of Proscyllium habereri Hilgendorf 1904 -- (Compagno 1984:377 [ref. 6846], Choi et al. 2003:471 [ref. 26218], Last & Vongpanich 2014:23 [ref. 28605]). Current status: Synonym of Proscyllium habereri Hilgendorf 1904. Proscylliidae. Habitat: marine.


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