WoRMS taxon details
Cirrhigaleus asper (Merrett, 1973)
217366 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217366)
accepted
Species
Squalus asper Merrett, 1973 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Squalus asper Merrett, 1973) Merrett, N. R. (1973). A new shark of the genus Squalus (Squalidae: Squaloidea) from the equatorial western Indian Ocean; with notes on Squalus blainvillei. <em>Journal of Zoology (London).</em> v. 171 (pt 1): 93-110. [details]
Description Found on the upper continental and insular slopes. Feeds on bony fishes and squids (Ref. 5213). Ovoviviparous, with 21 to...
Description Found on the upper continental and insular slopes. Feeds on bony fishes and squids (Ref. 5213). Ovoviviparous, with 21 to 22 young in a litter. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Cirrhigaleus asper (Merrett, 1973). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217366 on 2025-11-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Squalus asper Merrett, 1973) Merrett, N. R. (1973). A new shark of the genus Squalus (Squalidae: Squaloidea) from the equatorial western Indian Ocean; with notes on Squalus blainvillei. <em>Journal of Zoology (London).</em> v. 171 (pt 1): 93-110. [details]
basis of record Compagno, L.J.V. (1984). FAO Species Catalogue No. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 1. Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. (125) Vol 4, Part 1. 246 pp. FAO, Rome. [details]
basis of record Compagno, L.J.V. (1984). FAO Species Catalogue No. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 1. Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. (125) Vol 4, Part 1. 246 pp. FAO, Rome. [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 McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Found on the upper continental and insular slopes. Feeds on bony fishes and squids (Ref. 5213). Ovoviviparous, with 21 to 22 young in a litter. [details]Remark Genus B. Mundy, pers. Comm <111>. Synonym of Squalus asper in FAO Species Catalogue. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | roughskin spurdogroughskin dogfish | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (22 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Squalus asper Merrett, 1973)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cirrhigaleus asper)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus asper Merrett, 1973)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 20 proteins)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 20 proteins) (from synonym Squalus asper Merrett, 1973)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To NHMUK collection (Squalus asper Merrett, 1973; PARATYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2536429) (from synonym Squalus asper Merrett, 1973)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Squalus asper Merrett, 1973)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cirrhigaleus asper)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus asper Merrett, 1973)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 20 proteins)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 20 proteins) (from synonym Squalus asper Merrett, 1973)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To NHMUK collection (Squalus asper Merrett, 1973; PARATYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2536429) (from synonym Squalus asper Merrett, 1973)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
