WoRMS taxon details
Alopias superciliosus Lowe, 1841
AphiaID: 105835
AphiaID: 105835
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Neoselachii (Subclass) > Selachii (Infraclass) > Galeomorphi (Superorder) > Lamniformes (Order) > Alopiidae (Family) > Alopias (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Alopias Rafinesque, 1810 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Alopecias superciliosus Lowe, 1841 (misspelling) Alopias profundus Nakamura, 1935 Alopias superciliousus Lowe, 1841 (misspelling) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: Fishbase, version may 2010 [details] basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] basis of record: Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details] additional source: Roberts, C.; Stewart, A.; Francis, M. (2009). Marine fishes (Chordata). In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp [details] additional source: Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details] additional source: McEachran, J. D. 2009. Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] additional source: Fishbase, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details] context source (Deepsea): Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Environment | marine, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | type locality: Madeira [details] Azores Exclusive Economic Zone [details] European waters (ERMS scope) [details] FAO fishing area 47 [details] FAO fishing area 51 [details] FAO fishing area 57 [details] FAO fishing area 61 [details] FAO fishing area 71 [details] FAO fishing area 77 [details] FAO fishing area 81 [details] FAO fishing area 87 [details] Gulf of Mexico [details] Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin [details] Kenya [details] Madagascar [details] Mauritius [details] Mozambique [details] New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details] North Pacific [details] North West Atlantic [details] Reunion [details] Somalia [details] South Africa (country) [details] Western Indian Ocean [details] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Host of |
Bariaka alopiae Cressey, 1966 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Dinemoura discrepans Cressey, 1967 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Pagina tunica Cressey, 1963 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Links | To Barcode of Life (34 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To FAO Species fact sheets To FishBase To GenBank (62 nucleotides; 46 proteins) To IUCN Red List To Marine Species Identification Portal To Marine Species Identification Portal To PESI To ITIS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
Description: An oceanic species that visits coasts and occurs near the bottom at depths down to 500 m. Feeds on pelagic (lancetfishes, clupeoids, scombroids, and small billfishes) and bottom fishes (hakes), and squids. Ovoviviparous, with uterine cannibalism, 2-4 young per brood. Stuns its prey with its long caudal fin. Utilized for human consumption, liver oil for vitamins, skin for leather, and fins for shark-fin soup. Marketed fresh and may be broiled, baked or grilled, but unsuitable for steaming, boiling or frying; meat may be salted and dried (Ref. 9987). [details] Diet: Feeds on pelagic and bottom fishes and squids [details] Distribution: New York to Guyana [details] Habitat: Known from seamounts and knolls [details] Habitat: Found inshore and on the high seas to depths of atleast 500m. [details] Habitat: nektonic [details] Importance: Social- Commercial, fisheries and gamefish [details] Remark: Date Eschmeyer, pers. comm. [details] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105835 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Alopias superciliosus. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105835 on 2013-05-21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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