An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa Author Ebert, David A. Author Wintner, Sabine P. 0000-0001-7350-5999 Author Kyne, Peter M. 0000-0003-4494-2625 debert@mlml.calstate.edu text Zootaxa 2021 2021-03-17 4947 1 1 127 journal article 7365 10.11646/zootaxa.4947.1.1 74dc998a-dc7a-4b02-b43c-a2064c9c6dc2 1175-5326 4614567 7F3B4794-65CF-4691-A330-78A423F2606F Lamna nasus ( Bonnaterre, 1788 ) Porbeagle Shark Squalus nasus Bonnaterre, 1788 (ex Pennant): 10, fig. 350, pl. 85. No known types . Based on the ‘ Porbeagle’ of Pennant , 1769: 92. Type locality: Cornwall , England , northeastern Atlantic . Local synonymy : Lamna nasus : Smith, 1949a: 49 , pl. 1; Smith, 1949b: 367 ; Smith, 1965: 49 , pl. 1; Bass et al. , 1975c: 21 , fig. 9; Compagno, 1984a: 248 , fig.; Bass, 1986: 100 , fig. 14.4, pl. 1; Compagno et al ., 1989: 44 , pl.; Compagno, 1999: 118 ; Compagno, 2001: 121 , fig. 79; Compagno et al ., 2005 : 184 , fig., pl. 30; Ebert et al ., 2013 a: 232, fig., pl. 28; NPOA, 2013: 49 ; Ebert & Dando, 2014: 53 , fig.; da Silva et al ., 2015: 247 ; Ebert & van Hees, 2015: 145 ; Compagno, 2016: 1249 ; Weigmann, 2016: 851 . South Africa voucher material : Bass et al . (1975c) commented on a young specimen of 125 cm TL in the SAM collection (no number) caught in False Bay , April 1928 . Smith (1949b) recorded one from off Knysna, but without any details . South African distribution : Southwest of Cape Town to possibly off Knysna (WC). Remarks : Uncommon off the South African mainland, but common to the south and around Prince Edwards Islands where water temperatures are below 18°C. Conservation status : VU (2019).