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Hydrolagus mccoskeri
Barnett, Didier, Long & Ebert, 2006
Galápagos Ghost Shark
Classification: Holocephali Chimaeriformes Chimaeridae
Reference of the original description
Hydrolagus mccoskeri sp. nov., a new species of chimaeroid fish from the Galápagos Islands (Holocephali: Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae). Zootaxa, 1328, 27–38
Hydrolagus mccoskeri sp. nov., a new species of chimaeroid fish from the Galápagos Islands (Holocephali: Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae). Zootaxa, 1328, 27–38
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Citation: Hydrolagus mccoskeri Barnett, Didier, Long & Ebert, 2006: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 04/2024
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Galápagos Ghostshark, Hydrolagus mccoskeri, Barnett, Didier, Long & Ebert, 2006 © Pacific Shark Research Center at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML)
Galápagos Ghostshark, Hydrolagus mccoskeri, Barnett, Didier, Long & Ebert, 2006 © Pacific Shark Research Center at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML)
Common names
Galápagos Ghost Shark
Galápagos Ghost Shark
Short Description
Hydrolagus with head small with short, blunt snout; second dorsal fin only slightly indented along its length; preopercular and oral lateral line canals branching from the same node off the infraorbital canal and sharing a short common branch; dorsum medium brown with numerous narrow, sharply delineated irregular circular and elongate white blotches; ventrum white to tan with extremely fine brown mottling.
Hydrolagus with head small with short, blunt snout; second dorsal fin only slightly indented along its length; preopercular and oral lateral line canals branching from the same node off the infraorbital canal and sharing a short common branch; dorsum medium brown with numerous narrow, sharply delineated irregular circular and elongate white blotches; ventrum white to tan with extremely fine brown mottling.
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Galapagos Is. (Fernandina, Española, Marchena, San Cristóbal Is.). Source: www.gbif.org
Eastern Central Pacific: Galapagos Is. (Fernandina, Española, Marchena, San Cristóbal Is.). Source: www.gbif.org
Biology
Individuals were found alone or in groups along steep slopes, within a few meters of the seafloor. Habitat was composed of igneous boulders, cobbles, and pebbles.
Individuals were found alone or in groups along steep slopes, within a few meters of the seafloor. Habitat was composed of igneous boulders, cobbles, and pebbles.
Size / Weight / Age
38.1 cm TL (female)
38.1 cm TL (female)
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=3085;
shark-references Species-ID=3085;
