Brachaeluridae

Elasmobranch, Its Implications For Global, Parasitology, Diversity And, Naylor, G. J. P., Sc, Caira, J. N., Ct, Jensen, K., Ks, Rosana, K. A. M., Fl, White, W. T., Csiro, Tas, Last, P. R., Csiro & Tas, 2012, A Dna Sequence-Based Approach To The Identification Of Shark And Ray Species And Its Implications For Global Elasmobranch Diversity And Parasitology, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2012 (367), pp. 1-262 : 55

Brachaeluridae (blind sharks)

Brachaelurus colcloughi (bluegray carpetshark)

( fig. 38)

A total of four specimens of this Australian endemic species were included in the analysis. All came from Queensland, Australia ; two were specimens deposited in the Australian National Fish Collection (GN6782 5 ANFC H 6849-01 and GN6785 5 ANFC H 6849- 04 ). A remarkable amount of variation was seen among these specimens. The range in pairwise differences was 0–21, with an average of 10.5. Thus, this species is worthy of further investigation .

Brachaelurus waddi (blind shark) ( fig. 38)

The single sample of this Australian endemic species was taken from a specimen collected from New South Wales, Australia, and deposited in the Australian Museum, Sydney (GN2265 5 AMS I31253-005). The average of the pairwise differences between this specimen and those of B. colcloughi was 113.5. These two species are considered congeneric by Last and Stevens (2009) and distinct genera (i.e., Heteroscyllium and Brachaelurus ) by Compagno (1984b, 2005a). The placement of these species requires further attention.