WoRMS taxon details
Deania profundorum (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
105905 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105905)
accepted
Species
Acanthidium natalense Gilchrist, 1922 · unaccepted
Deania calceus cremouxi Cadenat, 1960 · unaccepted
Deania cremouxi Cadenat, 1960 · unaccepted
Deania elegans Springer, 1959 · unaccepted
Deania profundora (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Nasisqualus profundorum Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Nasisqualus profundorum Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) Smith, H. M. (1912). The squaloid sharks of the Philippine Archipelago, with descriptions of new genera and species. [Scientific results of the Philippine cruise of the Fisheries steamer "Albatross," 1907-10.--No. 15.]. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 41 (no. 1877): 677-685, Pls. 50-54., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.41-1877.677 [details]
Distribution Northwest Atlantic: North Carolina, USA
Distribution Northwest Atlantic: North Carolina, USA [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Deania profundorum (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105905 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Deania cremouxi Cadenat, 1960) Cadenat, J. (1960). Notes d'Ichtyologie ouest-africaine. XXVIII.--Deania cremouxi, sp. nov. des côtes du Sénégal. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles.</em> 22(1): 312-330. [details]
original description (of Acanthidium natalense Gilchrist, 1922) Gilchrist, J. D. F. (1922). Deep-sea fishes procured by the S.S. "Pickle" (Part I). <em>Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa.</em> Rep. 2 (art. 3): 41-79, Pls. 7-12. [details]
original description (of Nasisqualus profundorum Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) Smith, H. M. (1912). The squaloid sharks of the Philippine Archipelago, with descriptions of new genera and species. [Scientific results of the Philippine cruise of the Fisheries steamer "Albatross," 1907-10.--No. 15.]. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 41 (no. 1877): 677-685, Pls. 50-54., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.41-1877.677 [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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Acanthidium natalense Gilchrist, 1922) Gilchrist, J. D. F. (1922). Deep-sea fishes procured by the S.S. "Pickle" (Part I). <em>Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa.</em> Rep. 2 (art. 3): 41-79, Pls. 7-12. [details]
original description (of Nasisqualus profundorum Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) Smith, H. M. (1912). The squaloid sharks of the Philippine Archipelago, with descriptions of new genera and species. [Scientific results of the Philippine cruise of the Fisheries steamer "Albatross," 1907-10.--No. 15.]. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 41 (no. 1877): 677-685, Pls. 50-54., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.41-1877.677 [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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Castro. (1983). [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Castro. (1983). [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Northwest Atlantic: North Carolina, USA [details]Habitat benthic [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | arrowhead dogfish | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (34 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Deania cremouxi Cadenat, 1960)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Deania elegans Springer, 1959)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Acanthidium natalense Gilchrist, 1922)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Nasisqualus profundorum Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Deania profundorum)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Nasisqualus profundorum Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
To FishBase (from synonym Deania elegans Springer, 1959)
To FishBase (from synonym Deania cremouxi Cadenat, 1960)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthidium natalense Gilchrist, 1922)
To FishBase (from synonym Deania calceus cremouxi Cadenat, 1960)
To FishBase (from synonym Deania profundora (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912))
To GenBank (94 nucleotides; 37 proteins) (from synonym Nasisqualus profundorum Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
To GenBank (94 nucleotides; 37 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Deania elegans RAD100079-001) (from synonym Deania elegans Springer, 1959)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Deania elegans RAD100079-001) (from synonym Deania elegans Springer, 1959)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nasisqualus profundorum P09008 illustration) (from synonym Nasisqualus profundorum Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Deania cremouxi Cadenat, 1960)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Deania elegans Springer, 1959)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Acanthidium natalense Gilchrist, 1922)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Nasisqualus profundorum Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Deania profundorum)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Nasisqualus profundorum Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
To FishBase (from synonym Deania elegans Springer, 1959)
To FishBase (from synonym Deania cremouxi Cadenat, 1960)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthidium natalense Gilchrist, 1922)
To FishBase (from synonym Deania calceus cremouxi Cadenat, 1960)
To FishBase (from synonym Deania profundora (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912))
To GenBank (94 nucleotides; 37 proteins) (from synonym Nasisqualus profundorum Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
To GenBank (94 nucleotides; 37 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Deania elegans RAD100079-001) (from synonym Deania elegans Springer, 1959)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Deania elegans RAD100079-001) (from synonym Deania elegans Springer, 1959)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nasisqualus profundorum P09008 illustration) (from synonym Nasisqualus profundorum Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
To PESI
To ITIS
