nilsoni, Centrophorus Thompson [E. F.] 1930:276, Pl. 43 [Records of the Canterbury Museum v. 3; ref. 16214] Off Kaikoura, New Zealand, deep water. Holotype (unique): CMC 180 (wet specimen and cast). Additional: NMNZ P.20516 (parts). Type catalog: Hardy 1990:5 [ref. 18942], Freeman & Tunnicliffe 1997:5 [ref. 22860]. •Synonym of Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Compagno 1984:43 [ref. 6474], Paxton et al. 1989:31 [ref. 12442], Last & Stevens 1994:59 [ref. 23873], Hoese & Gates 2006:151 [ref. 28997]). Current status: Synonym of Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre 1788). Centrophoridae. Habitat: marine.