Records ofApristurus herklotsi (Lamniformes,Scyliorhinidae) and discussion of its taxonomic relationships |
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Authors: | Kazuhiro Nakaya |
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Affiliation: | 1. Laboratory of Marine Zoology, Faculty of Fisheries, Hokkaido University, 3-1-1, Minato-machi, 041, Hakodate, Japan
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Abstract: | Additional specimens of the rareApristurus herklotsi are reported, and the characteristic features of this species are discussed.A. herklotsi is concluded to be a distinct species, having a very long snout, a narrow distance between the nostrils, a long caudal fin, a short abdomen, numerous teeth on both jaws, and a low number of monospondylous vertebrae.A. herklotsi appears to be mature at about 44 cm in total length. |
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