Proscyllium magnificum

Last & Vongpanich, 2004



Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Proscylliidae

Reference of the original description
Last, P.R. & Vongpanich, V. (2004)
A new finback catshark Proscyllium magnificum (Elasmobranchii: Proscylliidae) from the northeastern Indian Ocean. Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin, 65, 23–29

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Types
Proscyllium magnificum
Holotype: PMBC: 6731; Paratype: CSIRO: H 5887-01; PMBC: 19619; PMBC: 19618; PMBC: 19617;


Description :


Citation: Proscyllium magnificum Last & Vongpanich, 2004: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 03/2024

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Proscyllium magnificum Last & Vongpanich, 2004, from Bay of Bengal, Indian © by Ravi Ranjan Kumar, Pondicherry University, India
Short Description
A slender finback catshark that is characterized by the following: second dorsal-fin apex over anal fin with its origin slightly forward of the anal-fin origin; interdorsal distance subequal to head length; snout to cloaca length more than twice (2.1-2.3 times) interdorsal distance; lower labial furrow more than twice (2.7-3.7 times) length of upper furrow; anterior nasal flaps with a greatly enlarged posterior lobe; internarial space only slightly shorter than nostril width; dorsal margin of caudal fin about twice (1.9-2 times) length of second dorsal fin; height of second dorsal fin about twice (1.9-2.1 times) height of anal fin; dorsal surface and sides with a striking color pattern consisting of numerous dark spots and blotches, some equal or large than eye diameter; white spots on body absent; monospondylous centra 38-39; total centra 140-143 (Ref. 58071).

Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: Myanmar.
First record: 2015: Bay of Bengal, Indian [23630]; Source: www.gbif.org

Size / Weight / Age
49.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 58071))

Habitat
pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 141 - 144 m (Ref. 58071)

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=5134;