African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Stegostoma Müller & Henle, 1837

WoRMS taxon details

Stegostoma Müller & Henle, 1837

AphiaID

206765 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206765)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Squalus fasciatus Hermann, 1783 accepted as Stegostoma tigrinum (Forster, 1781) (type by original designation)

Type taxon of

Stegostomatidae Gill, 1862

Parent

Stegostomatidae Gill, 1862

Synonymised names

Stegastoma · unaccepted (misspelling)

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Species Stegostoma tigrinum (Forster, 1781)
Species Stegostoma carinatum Blyth, 1847 accepted as Stegostoma tigrinum (Forster, 1781)
Species Stegostoma fasciata (Hermann, 1783) accepted as Stegostoma tigrinum (Forster, 1781) (misspelling)
Species Stegostoma fasciatum (Hermann, 1783) accepted as Stegostoma tigrinum (Forster, 1781)
Species Stegostoma fasciaturn (Hermann, 1783) accepted as Stegostoma tigrinum (Forster, 1781) (misspelling)
Species Stegostoma fasciatus (Hermann, 1783) accepted as Stegostoma tigrinum (Forster, 1781) (misspelling)
Species Stegostoma tigrinurn (Forster, 1781) accepted as Stegostoma tigrinum (Forster, 1781) (misspelling)
Species Stegostoma tigrinus (Forster, 1781) accepted as Stegostoma tigrinum (Forster, 1781) (misspelling)
Species Stegostoma varium Garman, 1913 accepted as Stegostoma tigrinum (Forster, 1781)
Species Stegostoma varium (Seba, 1759) accepted as Stegostoma fasciatum (Hermann, 1783) accepted as Stegostoma tigrinum (Forster, 1781)
Species Stegostoma varius Garman, 1913 accepted as Stegostoma tigrinum (Forster, 1781) (misspelling)

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Stegostoma Müller & Henle, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206765 on 2025-05-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-06-06 22:00:00Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2010-03-02 08:31:33Z

changed

Dewitte, Elien

2013-03-11 16:03:40Z

checked

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Other

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). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]

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