Apristurus nakayai

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Carcharhiniformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata 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.