Squalus blainville ( Risso, 1827 )

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 : 23

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4947.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4614604
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scientific name	Squalus blainville ( Risso, 1827 )
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Squalus blainville ( Risso, 1827) View in CoL View at ENA

Longnose Dogfish

Acanthias blainville Risso, 1827: 133 View in CoL , fig., 6, pl. 3. Type: No known types. Type locality: Nice , France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea.

Local synonymy: Squalus blainvillei: Bass et al., 1976: 15 View in CoL , fig. 10; Muñoz-Chápuli & Ramos 1989a: 6; Ebert et al., 2002: 355; Viana et al., 2016: 4; Viana et al., 2018: 19; Viana & de Carvalho, 2018: 626. Squalus cf. blainville: Compagno, 1999: 114 View in CoL ; Ebert, 2015: 57, fig. 58; Ebert & Mostarda, 2015: 18, fig.; Ebert & van Hees, 2015: 144; Viana et al., 2016: 4; Viana et al., 2017: 19 b; Viana & de Carvalho, 2018: 626. Squalus blainville: Ebert, 2013: 57 View in CoL , fig. 62; Ebert et al., 2013 a: 85, fig., pl. 4; Ebert & Mostarda, 2013: 22, fig.; Compagno, 2016: 1161; Weigmann, 2016: 902; Veríssimo et al., 2017: 414.

South Africa voucher material: SAIAB 6015 [former ORI 2449], SAIAB 6020 [former ORI 1528], SAIAB 6021 [former ORI 1535], SAIAB 6022 [former ORI 1386], SAIAB 6023 [former ORI 2450], SAIAB 99114, SAIAB 99115, SAIAB 99116, SAIAB 99117, SAIAB 99118, SAIAB 99119, SAIAB 99120, SAIAB 99121, SAIAB 99122, SAIAB 99123, SAIAB 99124, SAIAB 99125, SAIAB 99126, SAIAB 99127, SAIAB 99128, SAIAB 99129, SAIAB 99130, SAIAB 99130, SAIAB 99131, SAIAB 99132, SAIAB 99133, SAIAB 99134, SAIAB 99135, SAIAB 99136, SAIAB 99137, SAIAB 99138.

South Africa distribution: Uncertain due to confusion with other “short-nose” Squalus species, but may range from WC to KZN.

Remarks: The status of S. blainville and its relationship to other South African Squalus species is currently under investigation to clarify the taxonomic status of this species.

Conservation status: DD (2009).