Hydrolagus erithacus
Hydrolagus erithacus, or Robin's ghostshark, is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae. It is found in the southeastern Atlantic and southwestern Indian oceans.[2]
| Robin's ghostshark | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Chimaeriformes |
| Family: | Chimaeridae |
| Genus: | Hydrolagus |
| Species: | H. erithacus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydrolagus erithacus Walovich 2017 | |
There exists a rapid development of fisheries since the 1970s in their territory, targeting deepwater sharks. While there is no data available for ghost sharks in this region, the South African Prince Edward Islands Marine Protected Areas may provide refuge to this species.[3]
References
- Finucci, B. (2020). "Hydrolagus mirabilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T63104A124458962. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T63104A124458962.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Walovich, Kristin A.; Ebert, David A.; Kemper, Jenny M. (2017-01-30). "Hydrolagus erithacus sp. nov. (Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae), a new species of chimaerid from the southeastern Atlantic and southwestern Indian oceans". Zootaxa. 4226 (4): 509. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4226.4.4. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 28187604.
- Finucci, Brittany; Cheok, Jessica; Ebert, David A.; Herman, Katelyn; Kyne, Peter M.; Dulvy, Nicholas K. (2021). "Ghosts of the deep – Biodiversity, fisheries, and extinction risk of ghost sharks". Fish and Fisheries. 22 (2): 391–412. doi:10.1111/faf.12526. ISSN 1467-2979. S2CID 229433827.
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