Short-tail Catshark, Dichichthys bigus (Séret & Last 2007)
Other Names: Beige Bristle Shark, Beige Catshark, Northern Short-tail Catshark, Shorttail Catshark
A Short-tail Catshark, Parmaturus bigus. Source: CSIRO National Fish Collection. License: CC BY Attribution
Summary:
This species was previously known as Parmaturus bigus.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2024, Dichichthys bigus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 28 Apr 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1751
Short-tail Catshark, Dichichthys bigus (Séret & Last 2007)
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Distribution |
Off the Great Barrier Reef, from Southern Small Detached Reef to Saumarez Reef on the Marion Plateau, Queensland, at 838–881 m depth. |
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Species Citation |
Parmaturus bigus Séret & Last 2007, Zootaxa 1657: 32, figs 6-7. Type locality: South of Saumarez Plateau, 22°56'S, 154°21'E, Queensland, Australia, depth 590-606 m. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2024 |
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Short-tail Catshark, Dichichthys bigus (Séret & Last 2007)
References
Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. (as Parmaturus sp. A)
Fahmi & Ebert , D.A. 2018. Parmaturus nigripalatum n. sp., a new species of deep-sea catshark (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from Indonesia. Zootaxa 4413(3): 531-540.
Kyne, P.M., Cavanagh, R.D. & Valenti, S. 2016. Parmaturus bigus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T42718A70709684. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T42718A70709684.en. Accessed on 27 November 2024.
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. (as Parmaturus sp. A)
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp.
Séret, B. & Last, P.R. 2007. Four new species of deep-water catsharks of the genus Parmaturus (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from New Caledonia, Indonesia and Australia. Zootaxa 1657: 23-39.
White, W. T., Stewart, A.L., O'Neill, H.L. & Naylor, G.J.P. 2024. Dichichthyidae, a new family of deepwater sharks (Carcharhiniformes) from the Indo-West Pacific, with description of a new species. Fishes 9(4): 1-48. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes9040121
