Salamander shark

diagnosis

Diagnosis. Snout moderately short and broadly rounded, 2 / 3 of mouth width; nasal flaps large, narrow-based and lobate; gill septa not excavated and concave posteriorly. First dorsal fin about as large as second; first dorsal origin just behind pelvic origins; first dorsal insertion slightly behind pelvic insertions; second dorsal smaller than anal fin; second dorsal origin well behind anal origin; second dorsal insertion about over anal insertion; ventral edge of caudal peduncle and preventral caudal margin with a crest of enlarged denticles.

Records of new and rare elasmobranchs from Taiwan

distribution

Distribution. Known previously from off southern Japan, these new records extends its geographic range to the deep waters off northeastern Taiwan.

Records of new and rare elasmobranchs from Taiwan

materials_examined

Material examined. (2 specimens). EBFS 020204010602 - 1, 58.8 cm TL, mature female, Cheng-gong, April 2012. EBFS 020204010602 - 2, 60.1 cm TL, mature female, Cheng-gong, April 2012. Egg capsule 1: 79.55 mm × 30.76 mm × 15.68 mm with a 37.42 mm × 27.10 mm oval egg (Figure 3). Egg capsule 2: 76.52 mm × 19.28 mm × 14.47 mm with a 40.74 mm × 18.35 columned egg. Five specimens were obtained from a fish buyer, but three individuals were processed and sold, while two others were kept for research; two egg capsules (EBFS 020204010602 - 3) from 1 of 3 processed individuals were also retained and are deposited with the two intact specimens.

Records of new and rare elasmobranchs from Taiwan