WoRMS name details
Heteroscymnus Tanaka, 1912
296806 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:296806)
unaccepted
Genus
- Species Heteroscymnus longus Tanaka, 1912 accepted as Somniosus longus (Tanaka, 1912)
marine, terrestrial
Tanaka, S. (1912). Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan, including Riukiu Islands, Bonin Islands, Formosa, Kurile Islands, Korea and southern Sakhalin. <em>Imperial University, Tokyo.</em> v. 6: 87-108, Pls. 26-30. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Heteroscymnus Tanaka, 1912. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=296806 on 2026-06-15
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Nomenclature
original description
Tanaka, S. (1912). Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan, including Riukiu Islands, Bonin Islands, Formosa, Kurile Islands, Korea and southern Sakhalin. <em>Imperial University, Tokyo.</em> v. 6: 87-108, Pls. 26-30. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]