Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 46(4): 357-360, doi: 10.3750/AIP2016.46.4.08
New record of the Japanese roughshark, Oxynotus japonicus Yano et Murofushi, 1985 (Elasmobranchii: Squaliformes: Oxynotidae) in Taiwan
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Citation: Ho H. C, Nakaya K (2016) New record of the Japanese roughshark, Oxynotus japonicus Yano et Murofushi, 1985 (Elasmobranchii: Squaliformes: Oxynotidae) in Taiwan. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 46(4): 357-360. https://doi.org/10.3750/AIP2016.46.4.08
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Abstract
A specimen of the rare Japanese prickly dogfish, known also as the Japanese roughshark, Oxynotus japonicus Yano et Murofushi, 1985, was recently collected from the north-eastern Taiwan at the Daxi fish market. It represents the first record of the family, the genus, and the species in Taiwan. Moreover, previous records were based on only 8 known specimens and the Taiwanese specimen represents the 9th specimen in the world. A detail description of the specimen is provided to document the species.
Keywords
Chondrichthyes, prickly dogfish, new record