Hydrolagus macrophthalmus

De Buen, 1959



Classification: Holocephali Chimaeriformes Chimaeridae

Reference of the original description
de Buen, F. (1959)
Notas preliminares sobre la fauna marina preabismal de Chile, con descripción de una familia de rayas, dos géneros y siete especies nuevos. Boletin del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Santiago, 27(3), 171–201

Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Hydrolagus macrophathalmus

Types
Hydrolagus macrophthalmus
Holotype: MNHNC: P. 7282 (old: EBMC 10192) ;

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Hydrolagus macrophthalmus De Buen, 1959, off Chile © L. Ignacio Contreras, Laboratorio de Zoología de Vertebrados, Facultad de Ciencias, U. de Chile
Short Description
Diagnosis after JEW, EBERT, KEMPER, WALOVICH & QUARANTA, 2018 [26398]: A medium-bodied Hydrolagus distinguished from other species by the following characteristics: a long second dorsal fin undulated with fin margin peaking at the anterior and posterior ends. Dorsal fin spine is curved rearward, and when depressed, extends past the origin of the second dorsal fin. A well-defined, pointed snout with minimal sloping from the orbital to snout tip.

Distribution
Southeast Pacific: Chile, coast of Nicaragua, Panama and El Salvador [26398]. Source: www.gbif.org

Biology
Oviparous [17086].

Size / Weight / Age
body length (BDL) max: 411 mm [26398]

Habitat
demersal; marine, depth range 300 - 1370 [26398]

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=3082;