Apristurus nakayai

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Carcharhiniformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Infraclassis: Euselachii Division/Cohort: Neoselachii Subdivision/Subcohort: Selachimorpha Superordo: Galeomorphii Ordo: Carcharhiniformes

Familia: Pentanchidae
Genus: Apristurus
Species: Apristurus nakayai

Name

Apristurus nakayai Iglésias, 2013

• Holotype (unique): MNHN 2003-1983.

Type locality: Coriolis Bank, west of the Exclusive Economic Zone of New Caledonia, 21°25.1’-21°28.2’S, 157°50.5’-158°06.1’E [1], 953-1,022 m depth.

Etymology: The specific epithet nakayai, is in honour of the Japanese ichthyologist Kazuhiro Nakaya who dedicate his research to the taxonomy of this genus, describing eight species of Apristurus and revising the genus worldwide (Nakaya, 2009).

Vernacular names

• English: Milk-eye catshark
• français: Holbiche à iris blanc

References

• Iglésias, S. P.; 2013: Apristurus nakayai sp. nov., a new species of deepwater catshark (Chondrichthyes: Pentanchidae) from New Caledonia. / Apristurus nakayai sp. nov., une nouvelle espèce d’holbiche de profondeur (Chondrichthyes: Pentanchidae) de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Cybium, 36 (4): 511–519.