New Shark Discovered
Posted by: Loren Coleman on September 6th, 2007
Mark Clarke over at Practical Fishkeeling is noting there’s been a “new Mandarin shark discovered,” and named from south eastern Australia.
William White, Peter Last and John Stevens of Australia’s CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research named the new species Cirrhigaleus australis in an announcement paper in the newest issue of the journal Zootaxa.
Clarke writes, “Cirrhigaleus australis is a member of the Mandarin dogfish group of squalid sharks which typically reach lengths of just a metre or so….The new species is believed to occur in temperate waters off eastern Australia and its range may extend as far as New Zealand. The characteristic long nasal lobes, or barbels, on Cirrhigaleus give the fishes their common name of Mandarin sharks. They are found at depths from 146-640m and reach a length of around 1.25m.”
Clarke’s original source: White WT, Last PR and JD Stevens (2007) - Cirrhigaleus australis n. sp., a new Mandarin dogfish (Squaliformes: Squalidae) from the south-west Pacific. Zootaxa, 1560: 19-30 (2007).
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hey loren good morning wow very interesting article about a new shark discovered. thanks bill green
This is the the kind of information that this site is famous for. That’s why i go here before any other site for any kind of new animal discovery information.
Indeed, this is the most informative site about new animal discoveries.
that is awesome! now we just need pics.
TOO KOOL!
speaking of new species of sharks, this one was found recently off the coast of hawaii. if it is a deepwater catshark, then it’s been seen before, though this would only be the second specimen ever collected. not sure if it’s been posted on here yet.
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