Mandarin Shark, Cirrhigaleus australis White, Last & Stevens 2007
Other Names: Mandarin Dogfish, Southern Mandarin Dogfish
Holotype of the Mandarin Shark, Cirrhigaleus australis, from east of Bicheno, Tasmania, 360–414 m, (fresh specimen CSIRO H 5789–01, female 970 mm TL). Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC BY Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A dogfish with long nasal flaps, a greatly enlarged medial barbel reaching the mouth or beyond, a large eye and a large spiracle. For many years this species was confused with Cirrhigaleus barbifer, which occurs in the western North Pacific and Indonesia.
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Dianne J. Bray, Cirrhigaleus australis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3501
Mandarin Shark, Cirrhigaleus australis White, Last & Stevens 2007
More Info
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Distribution |
Known in Australia from off central New South Wales to southern Tasmania. Elsewhere, the species occurs off New Zealand. |
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Features |
A moderately large species of the genus Cirrhigaleus with the body very robust, trunk depth 11.8–14.2% TL; eyes relatively small, length 1.37–1.49 in horizontal preorbital length; upper labial furrows relatively short, 7.09–8.15 times mouth width; first dorsal fin moderately large, slightly raked, posterior margin 9.1–10.9% TL; second dorsal similar in size to first dorsal fin, raked, height 1.70–1.91 times its length, posterior margin 8.0–8.9% TL; first dorsal spine long, its exposed length 4.6–5.7% TL, 5.48–6.43 times in pectoral–pelvic space, its apex located just below apex of fin; second dorsal spine long, its exposed length 4.6–6.0% TL, 4.95–6.08 times in pectoral–pelvic space, 3.08–4.24 times in prepectoral length, its apex located at about level of fin apex; pectoral fins moderately large, inner margin 7.0–8.0% TL; prepectoral length 1.47–1.89 times distance from pectoral-fin insertion to first dorsal-fin midbase; flank denticles with three primary cusps, lateral cs often with cusplets; 50 monospondylous centra, 85 precaudal centra, 114–115 total centra; maximum size at least 123 cm TL. |
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Fisheries |
Likely taken as bycatch in Australia in the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (including the East Coast Deepwater Trawl and Commonwealth Trawl sectors. |
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Remarks |
For many years this species was confused with Cirrhigaleus barbifer, which occurs in the western North Pacific and Indonesia. The two species can be distinguished by morphology and differences in the CO1 gene. |
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Similar Species |
Cirrhigaleus australis differs from C. barbifer in having a smaller eye, a shorter dorsal-caudal space, and smaller pectoral fins and dorsal fins and fin spines. |
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Species Citation |
Cirrhigaleus australis White, Last & Stevens 2007, Zootaxa 1560: 20, figs 1-4. Type locality: east of Bicheno, Tasmania [41°55'S, 148°37'E]. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Mandarin Shark, Cirrhigaleus australis White, Last & Stevens 2007
References
Bass, A.J. 1979. Records of little-known sharks from Australian waters. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 103(4): 247-254 figs 1-5 (p. 1978, as Cirrigaleus barbifer)
Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 4(1) pp. 1-249. (p. 62, as Cirrigaleus barbifer, in part)
Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. (p. 73, as Cirrigaleus barbifer, in part)
Compagno, L.J.V. & Niem, V.H. 1998. Hexanchidae, Echinorhinidae, Squalidae. pp. 1208-1232 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 2 687-1396 pp. (p. 1224, as Cirrigaleus barbifer, in part)
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. (as Cirrhiglaeus barbifer)
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp.
White, W.T., Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2007. Cirrhigaleus australis n. sp., a new Mandarin dogfish (Squaliformes: Squalidae) from the south-west Pacific. Zootaxa 1560: 19-30. Abstract
White, W.T. & Valenti, S.V. 2009. Cirrhigaleus australis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T161321A5397774. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161321A5397774.en. Downloaded on 10 March 2016.
