Description of a new species of deepwater catshark, Bythaelurus giddingsi sp nov., from the Galapagos Islands (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae)

McCosker, John E.; Long, Douglas J.; Baldwin, Carole C.

dc.contributor.author	McCosker, John E.	en
dc.contributor.author	Long, Douglas J.	en
dc.contributor.author	Baldwin, Carole C.	en
dc.date.accessioned	2012-07-02T14:38:29Z
dc.date.available	2012-07-02T14:38:29Z
dc.date.issued	2012
dc.identifier.citation	McCosker, John E., Long, Douglas J., and Baldwin, Carole C. 2012. "<a href="https%3A%2F%2Frepository.si.edu%2Fhandle%2F10088%2F18559">Description of a new species of deepwater catshark, Bythaelurus giddingsi sp nov., from the Galapagos Islands (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae)</a>." <em>Zootaxa</em>. 48–59.	en
dc.identifier.issn	1175-5326
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10088/18559
dc.description.abstract	We describe Bythaelurus giddingsi sp. nov. based on 7 specimens collected using the submersible Johnson Sea-Link from deepwater (428-562 m depth) areas of the Galapagos Islands. It is presumed to be endemic to the archipelago. The new species differs from its congeners in its coloration, the length of its anal-fin base, and in other morphological characters. The disjunct distribution of species of the widely-distributed Indo-Pacific genus Bythaelurus is discussed.	en
dc.relation.ispartof	Zootaxa	en
dc.title	Description of a new species of deepwater catshark, Bythaelurus giddingsi sp nov., from the Galapagos Islands (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae)	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
dc.identifier.srbnumber	110449
rft.jtitle	Zootaxa
rft.issue	3221
rft.spage	48
rft.epage	59
dc.description.SIUnit	Peer-Reviewed	en
dc.description.SIUnit	NMNH	en
dc.description.SIUnit	NH-Vertebrate Zoology	en
dc.citation.spage	48
dc.citation.epage	59