Hsu Hua-Hsun, Lin Chia-Yen, Joung Shoou-Jeng
Marine Studies Section, Center for Environment and Water, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia. E-mail:
Department of Environmental Biology and Fisheries Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan. E-mail:
Zool Stud. 2020 Sep 22;59:e48. doi: 10.6620/ZS.2020.59-48. eCollection 2020.
A new species of sleeper shark is described based on a 134.0 cm total length pregnant female collected from off Hualien, eastern Taiwan. The species belongs to a small species group (subgenus ) and can be distinguished from its congeners in having a smaller second dorsal fin, smaller eyes, more rows of teeth in the upper jaw and fewer in the lower jaw, and a different body proportion. Moreover, the specimen had 33 embryos, which is substantially more than the two other small species in the subgenus. Information on embryo biology are also provided.
基于从台湾东部花莲外海采集的一条全长134.0厘米的怀孕雌鲨,描述了一种新的睡鲨物种。该物种属于一个小型物种组(亚属),可通过以下特征与同属其他物种区分开来:第二背鳍较小、眼睛较小、上颌牙齿排数更多而下颌牙齿排数更少,以及身体比例不同。此外,该标本有33个胚胎,比该亚属的其他两个小型物种的胚胎数量多得多。还提供了胚胎生物学信息。