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Deania Jordan & Snyder, 1902

AphiaID

105771 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105771)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Centrophoridae Bleeker, 1859

Synonymised names

Nasisqualus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 · unaccepted

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Species Deania calceus (Lowe, 1839)
Species Deania hystricosa (Garman, 1906)
Species Deania profundorum (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
Species Deania quadrispinosa (McCulloch, 1915)
Species Deania aciculata (Garman, 1906) accepted as Deania calceus (Lowe, 1839)
Species Deania calcea (Lowe, 1839) accepted as Deania calceus (Lowe, 1839)
Species Deania cremouxi Cadenat, 1960 accepted as Deania profundorum (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
Species Deania eglantina Jordan & Snyder, 1902 accepted as Deania calceus (Lowe, 1839)
Species Deania elegans Springer, 1959 accepted as Deania profundorum (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
Species Deania histricosa (Garman, 1906) accepted as Deania hystricosa (Garman, 1906) (misspelling)
Species Deania hystricosum (Garman, 1906) accepted as Deania hystricosa (Garman, 1906) (misspelling)
Species Deania mauli Cadenat & Blache, 1981 accepted as Deania hystricosa (Garman, 1906)
Species Deania profundora (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) accepted as Deania profundorum (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) (misspelling)
Species Deania quadrispinosum (McCulloch, 1915) accepted as Deania quadrispinosa (McCulloch, 1915) (misspelling)
Species Deania quadrispinosus (McCulloch, 1915) accepted as Deania quadrispinosa (McCulloch, 1915) (misspelling)
Species Deania rostrata (Garman, 1906) accepted as Deania calceus (Lowe, 1839)

Environment

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

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Deania Jordan & Snyder, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105771 on 2026-08-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2006-07-31 06:57:06Z

changed

Camba Reu, Cibran

2013-03-11 11:05:30Z

checked

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Nasisqualus 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.]. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 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, 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]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Other

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]