Updated checklist of marine fishes (Chordata: Craniata) from Portugal and the proposed extension of the Portuguese continental shelf
Author
Carneiro, Miguel
Author
Martins, Rogélia
Author
Landi, Monica
Author
Costa, Filipe O.
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European Journal of Taxonomy
2014
2014-02-06
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73
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2014.73
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Family
Centrophoridae
Muñoz-Chapuli & Ramo (1989)
reviewed the systematics of
Centrophorus
from the eastern North Atlantic and recognized four different species:
C. squamosus
,
C. granulosus
,
C. lusitanicus
and
C. niaukang
. However, recent studies indicated that
C. niaukang
may be restricted to the western Indo- Pacific (
Ebert & Stehmann 2013
). The taxonomic arrangement of
Centrophorus
species is provisional, and a comprehensive systematic review of
Centrophorus
, including detailed descriptions of external morphological, anatomical and molecular characters (
Muñoz–Chapuli & Ramo 1989
), are necessary both to elucidate the variation and interrelationships of
Centrophorus
species and to rectify several outstanding problems within the genus.According to
Ebert & Stehmann (2013)
, the species
Centrophorus uyato
Rafinesque, 1810
, is not actually a
Centrophorus
species, but rather a
Squalus
of uncertain identity.