Apristurus cf. manis Springer, 1979

Ebert, David A., Wintner, Sabine P. & Kyne, Peter M., 2021, An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa, Zootaxa 4947 (1), pp. 1-127 : 45-46

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4947.1.1

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4614717

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scientific name

Apristurus cf. manis Springer, 1979
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Apristurus cf. manis Springer, 1979 View in CoL View at ENA

Ghost Catshark

Parmaturus (Compagnoia) manis Springer, 1979: 102 View in CoL , fig. 60. Holotype: MCZ 38299. Type locality: southwest of Nantucket   GoogleMaps , Massachusetts, U.S.A., 39°52'N, 70°50'W.

Local synonymy: Apristurus manis: Compagno, 1999: 119 View in CoL ; Compagno et al., 2005: 195, fig., pl. 31; Ebert et al., 2006: 1056, fig. 3; Flammang et al., 2007: 311, fig. 3; Ebert, 2013: 169, fig. 218; Ebert et al., 2013 a: 295, fig., pl. 36; Ebert, 2015: 144, fig. 157; Ebert & Mostada, 2015: 44, fig.; Ebert & van Hees, 2015: 147; Weigmann, 2016: 868.

South Africa voucher material: Four specimens, all uncatalogued at the SAM.

South African distribution: Off Cape Town (WC).

Remarks: The only records of this species from South Africa were caught during an experimental trawl survey in the late 1990s. One of us examined these specimens (D.A. Ebert, unpubl. data, Sept. 2003) and tentatively identified them as A. cf. manis . However, subsequent to this identification, Sasahara et al. (2008) described a new species A. ampliceps from Australia and New Zealand, which bears strong resemblance to the South African A. cf. manis specimens reported here. Additional specimens of a robust-bodied, A. spongiceps -group, Apristurus collected during a series of surveys in the southwestern Indian Ocean also appears to fit the description of A. ampliceps . A taxonomic revision of southern African Apristurus species is currently in progress, which may shed light on the taxonomic status of this group.

Conservation status: NE.

Compagno, L. J. V. (1999) An overview of chondrichthyan systematics and biodiversity in southern Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 54, 75 - 120. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00359199909520406

Compagno, L., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. (2005) Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, London, 368 pp.

Ebert, D. A., Compagno, L. J. V. & Cowley, P. D. (2006) Reproductive biology of catsharks (Chondrichthyes: Scyliorhinidae) from off the west coast of southern Africa. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 63, 1053 - 1065. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. icesjms. 2006.04.016

Ebert D. A. (2013) Deep-sea cartilaginous fishes of the Indian Ocean. Vol. 1. Sharks. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes No. 8. Vol. 1. FAO, Rome, 256 pp.

Ebert, D. A. & van Hees, K. E. (2015) Beyond jaws: rediscovering the Lost Sharks of southern Africa. African Journal of Marine Science, 37, 141 - 156. https: // doi. org / 10.2989 / 1814232 X. 2015.1048730

Ebert, D. A., Fowler, S. & Compagno, L. J. V. (2013) Sharks of the World: A Fully Illustrated Guide to the Sharks of the World. Wild Nature Press, Plymouth, 528 pp.

Ebert, D. A. (2015) Deep-sea cartilaginous fishes of the Southeastern Atlantic Ocean. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes No. 9. FAO, Rome, 251 pp.

Flammang, B. E., Ebert, D. A. & Cailliet, G. M. (2007) Egg cases of the genus Apristurus (Chondrichthyes: Scyliorhinidae): phylogenetic and ecological implications. Zoology, 110, 308 - 317. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. zool. 2007.03.001

Sasahara, R., Sato, K. & Nakaya, K. (2008) A new species of deep-water catshark, Apristurus ampliceps sp. nov. (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae), from New Zealand and Australia. In: Last, P. R., White, W. T. & Pogonoski, J. J. (Eds.), Descriptions of New Australian Chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper, 022, pp. 93 - 104

Springer, S. (1979) A revision of the catsharks, family Scyliorhinidae. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Technical Report NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) Circular, 422, 1 - 152. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 63029

Weigmann, S. (2016) Annotated checklist of the living sharks, batoids and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of the world, with a focus on biogeographical diversity. Journal of Fish Biology, 88, 837 - 1037. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / jfb. 12874

SAM

South African Museum

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Elasmobranchii

Order

Carcharhiniformes

Family

Scyliorhinidae

Genus

Apristurus