Gavin J.P. Naylor

Gavin J.P. Naylor, British ichthyologist.

• Department of Biology, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29401, USA

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 30 taxon names authored by Gavin J.P. Naylor

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

2013

• White, W.T., Ebert, D.A., Naylor, G.J.P., Ho, H.-C., Clerkin, P., Veríssimo, A. & Cotton, C.F. 2013. Revision of the genus Centrophorus (Squaliformes: Centrophoridae): Part 1—Redescription of Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider), a senior synonym of C. acus Garman and C. niaukang Teng. Zootaxa 3752(1): 35–72. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3752.1.5 Reference page. 
• Straube, N., White, W.T., Ho, H.-C., Rochel, E., Corrigan, S., Li, C. & Naylor, G.J.P. 2013. A DNA sequence-based identification checklist for Taiwanese chondrichthyans. Zootaxa 3752(1): 256–278. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3752.1.16 Reference page. 
• Ebert, D.A., White, W.T., Ho, H.-C., Last, P.R., Nakaya, K., Séret, B., Straube, N., Naylor, G.J.P. & Carvalho, M.R. 2013. An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Taiwan. Zootaxa 3752(1): 279–386. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3752.1.17 Reference page. 

2014

• Kemper, J.M., Ebert, D.A., Naylor, G.J.P. & Didier, D.A. 2014. Chimaera carophila (Chondrichthyes: Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae), a new species of chimaera from New Zealand. Bulletin of Marine Science, DOI: 10.5343/bms.2014.1042 Reference page. 

2015

• Grace, M.A., Doosey, M.H., Bart, H.L. & Naylor, G.J.P. 2015. First record of Mollisquama sp. (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes: Dalatiidae) from the Gulf of Mexico, with a morphological comparison to the holotype description of Mollisquama parini Dolganov. Zootaxa 3948(3): 587–600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3948.3.10. Preview (PDF) Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• White, W.T., Kawauchi, J., Corrigan, S., Rochel, E. & Naylor, G.J.P. 2015. Redescription of the eagle rays Myliobatis hamlyni Ogilby, 1911 and M. tobijei Bleeker, 1854 (Myliobatiformes: Myliobatidae) from the East Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 3948(3): 521–548. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3948.3.7. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 

2016

• Last, P.R., Henderson, A.C. & Naylor, G.J.P. 2016. Acroteriobatus omanensis (Batoidea: Rhinobatidae), a new guitarfish from the Gulf of Oman. Zootaxa 4144(2): 276–286. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4144.2.9. Reference page. 
• Last, P.R., Naylor, G.J.P. & Manjaji-Matsumoto, B.M. 2016. A revised classification of the family Dasyatidae (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes) based on new morphological and molecular insights. Zootaxa 4139(3): 345–368. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4139.3.2. Reference page. 
• Last, P.R., Séret, B. & Naylor, G.J.P. 2016. A new species of guitarfish, Rhinobatos borneensis sp. nov. with a redefinition of the family-level classification in the order Rhinopristiformes (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea). Zootaxa 4117(4): 451–475. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4117.4.1. Reference page. 
• Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Naylor, G.J.P. 2016. Three new stingrays (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) from the Indo–West Pacific. Zootaxa 4147(4): 377–402. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4147.4.2. Reference page. 
• Séret, B. & Naylor, G.J.P. 2016. Rhynchorhina mauritaniensis, a new genus and species of wedgefish from the eastern central Atlantic (Elasmobranchii: Batoidea: Rhinidae). Zootaxa 4138(2): 291–308. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4138.2.4. Reference page. 
• Weigmann, S., Ebert, D.A., Clerkin, P., Stehmann, M.F.W. & Naylor, G.J.P. 2016. Bythaelurus bachi n. sp., a new deep-water catshark (Carcharhiniformes, Scyliorhinidae) from the southwestern Indian Ocean, with a review of Bythaelurus species and a key to their identification. Zootaxa 4208(4): 401–432. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4208.5.1 ; ResearchGate. Reference page. 
• White, W.T., Last, P.R. & Naylor, G.J.P. 2016. Rhinobatos manai sp. nov., a new species of guitarfish (Rhinopristiformes: Rhinobatidae) from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 4175(6): 588–600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4175.6.6. Reference page. 
• White, W.T., Mana, R.R. & Naylor, G.J.P. 2016. Galeus corriganae sp. nov., a new species of deepwater catshark (Carcharhiniformes: Pentanchidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 4205(3): 255–264. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4205.3.5. Reference page. 
• White, W.T. & Naylor, G.J.P. 2016. Resurrection of the family Aetobatidae (Myliobatiformes) for the pelagic eagle rays, genus Aetobatus. Zootaxa 4139(3): 435–438. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4139.3.10. Reference page. 

2017

• Weigmann, S., Ebert, D.A., Clerkin, P., Stehmann, M.F.W. & Naylor, G.J.P. 2017. Erratum. SIMON WEIGMANN, DAVID A. EBERT, PAUL J. CLERKIN, MATTHIAS F.W. STEHMANN & GAVIN J.P. NAYLOR (2016) Bythaelurus bachi n. sp., a new deep-water catshark Carcharhiniformes, Scyliorhinidae) from the southwestern Indian Ocean, with a review of Bythaelurus species and a key to their identification. Zootaxa, 4208 (5): 401–432. Zootaxa 4243(3): 600–600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4243.3.11. Reference page. 
• White, W.T., Ebert, D.A. & Naylor, G.J.P. 2017. Revision of the genus Centrophorus (Squaliformes: Centrophoridae): Part 2—Description of two new species of Centrophorus and clarification of the status of Centrophorus lusitanicus Barbosa du Bocage & de Brito Capello, 1864. Zootaxa 4344(1): 86–114. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4344.1.3. Reference page. 

2018

• Finucci, B., White, W.T., Kemper, J.M. & Naylor, G.J.P. 2018. Redescription of Chimaera ogilbyi (Chimaeriformes; Chimaeridae) from the Indo-Australian region. Zootaxa 4375(2): 191–210. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4375.2.2 Reference page. 
• White, W.T., Corrigan, S., Yang, L., Henderson, A.C., Bazinet, A.L., Swofford, D.L. & Naylor, G.J.P. 2018. Phylogeny of the manta and devilrays (Chondrichthyes: Mobulidae), with an updated taxonomic arrangement for the family. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 182(1): 50–75. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx018 . Reference page. 

2019

• Grace, M.A., Doosey, M.H., Denton, J.S.S., Naylor, G.J.P., Bart, H.L., Jr. & Maisey, J.G. 2019. A new western north Atlantic Ocean kitefin shark (Squaliformes: Dalatiidae) from the Gulf of Mexico. Zootaxa 4619(1): 109–120. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4619.1.4 Reference page. 
• Last, P.R., Séret, B. & Naylor, G.J.P. 2019. Description of Rhinobatos ranongensis sp. nov. (Rhinopristiformes: Rhinobatidae) from the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal with a review of its northern Indian Ocean congeners. Zootaxa 4576(2): 257–287. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4576.2.3 Reference page. 

2020

• Moore, A.B.M., Last, P.R. & Naylor, G.J.P. 2020. Hemitrygon yemenensis sp. nov., a new species of stingray (Myliobatoidea: Dasyatidae) from the northwestern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4819(2): 364–374. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4819.2.8 Reference page. 

2022

• Iglésias, S.P., Kemper, J.M. & Naylor, G.J.P. [2021] 2022. Chimaera compacta, a new species from southern Indian Ocean, and an estimate of phylogenetic relationships within the genus Chimaera (Chondrichthyes: Chimaeridae). Ichthyological Research 69(1): 31–45. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-021-00810-9 Reference page. 

2024

• Sternes, P.C., Jambura, P.L., Türtscher, J., Kriwet, J., Siversson, M., Feichtinger, I., Naylor G.J.P., Summers, A.P., Maisey, J.G., Tomita, T., moyer, J.K., higham, T.E., João Paulo Capretz Batista da Silva, Bornatowski, H., Long, D.L., Perez, V.J., Collareta, A., Underwood, C., Ward, D.J., Vullo, R., González-Barba, G., Maisch, H.M., Griffiths, M.L., Becker, M.A., Wood, J.J. & Shimada, K. 2024. White shark comparison reveals a slender body for the extinct megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: Otodontidae) Palaeontologia Electronica 27(1): 27.1.a7. DOI: 10.26879/1345 . Reference page. 

2025

• Shimada, K., Motani, R., Wood, J.J., Sternes, P.C., Tomita, T., Bazzi, M., Collareta, A., Gayford, J.H., Türtscher, J., Jambura, P.L., Kriwet, J., Vullo, R., Long, D.J., Summers, A.P., Maisey, J.G., Underwood, C.J., Ward D.J., Maisch, H.M., Perez, V.J., Feichtinger, I., Naylor, G.J.P., Moyer, J.K., Higham, T.E., Silva, J.P.C.B. Da, Bornatowski, H., González-Barba, G., Griffiths, M.L., Becker, M.A. & Siversson, M. 2025. Reassessment of the possible size, form, weight, cruising speed, and growth parameters of the extinct megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: Otodontidae), and new evolutionary insights into its gigantism, life history strategies, ecology, and extinction. Palaeontologia Electronica 28(1): 28.1.a12. DOI: 10.26879/1502 . Reference page.