Galeus Rafinesque, 1810a

Ebert, David A., White, William T., Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Last, Peter R., Nakaya, Kazuhiro, Séret, Bernard, Straube, Nicolas, Naylor, Gavin J. P. & De Carvalho, Marcelo R., 2013, An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Taiwan, Zootaxa 3752 (1), pp. 279-386 : 318-319

Genus Galeus Rafinesque, 1810a

Sawtail Catsharks / ỄṚḛé

Galeus Rafinesque, 1810a:13 . Type Species: Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810a , by subsequent designation of Fowler (1908: 53).

Galeus eastmani ( Jordan & Snyder, 1904)

Gecko Catshark / Ỡkṗḛ

Pristiurus eastmani Jordan & Snyder, 1904: 230, pl. 60. Holotype: SU 7740 , female 336 mm TL, Izu, Honshu, Japan.

Local synonymy: Galeus eastmani: Chen & Yu, 1986: 129 ; Chen & Joung, 1993: 55, pl. 5.9; Shao et al., 2008: 237; Shen & Wu, 2011: 64, fig.

Taiwan voucher material: (7 spec.) NMMB-P 12053 , 3 females and 2 males, 192-340 mm TL, Nan-fang-ao, 11 Mar 2011 ; NMMB-P 12147 , male 229 mm TL, Nan-fang-ao, 11 Mar 2011 ; NMMB-P 15372 , female 340 mm TL, Nan-fang-ao, 26 Jul 2010 .

Remarks: Commonly found in fishing landing groups of Nan-fang-ao at northeastern Taiwan and Dong-gang in southwestern Taiwan.

Conservation status: Least Concern.

Galeus nipponensis Nakaya, 1975

Broadfin Sawtail Catshark / ƂÂṗḛ

Galeus nipponensis Nakaya, 1975: 51 , figs. 26–28, 33f, 34c, 36– 38f. Holotype: HUMZ 40012 , adult female 596 mm TL, Mimase , Kochi Prefecture, Japan.

Local synonymy: Galeus sauteri: Shen & Wu, 2011: 64 , (name only, figure is of a different species).

Taiwan voucher material: (8 spec.) NMMB-P 12053 , 2 males, 300 and 358 mm TL, Nan-fang-ao, 3 Mar 2011 ; NMMB-P 13704 , female 530 mm TL, 2 males, 410 and 570 mm TL , NMMB-P 13791 , male 565 mm TL, 19 May 2011 ; NMMB-P 13792 , male 516 mm TL , NMMB-P 13793 , female 756 mm TL, Dong-gang, 19 May 2011 ; HUMZ 213822 (tissue accession GN10093 ), male 486 mm TL, Dong-gang, Feb 2012 .

Remarks: New record for Taiwan. Rather common. Shen & Wu (2011: 64, fig.) figured a sawtailed catshark they referred to as Galeus sauteri , but the figure is actually that of G. nipponensis .

Conservation status: Data Deficient.

Galeus sauteri ( Jordan & Richardson, 1909)

Blacktip Sawtail Catshark / Ôkṗḛ

Pristiurus sauteri Jordan & Richardson, 1909: 160, pl. 63, fig. 1. Holotype: The figured specimen is labeled type and evidently has been determined to be FMNH 55193 (ex CM 219). Paratypes: FMNH 55194 (1), SU 21261 (4). Compagno (1984) listed four syntypes, Stanford University, SU 21261, four adult males, 364, 367, 367, 370 mm TL, from Takao (Kaohsiung), Taiwan, of six mentioned by Jordan & Richardson.

Local synonymy: Pristurus sauteri : Jordan & Richardson, 1909: 160, fig. 1, pl. 63; Garman, 1913: 94; Nakamura, 1935: 18, fig. 1, pl. 7; Matsubara, 1936b: 40, fig. 23. Galeus sauteri: Fowler, 1941: 23 ; Teng, 1962: 43, fig. 9; Chen, 1963: 27, fig. 9; Yu, 1988: 6; Chen & Joung, 1993: 55, pl. 5.10; Shao et al., 2008: 237; Ho & Shao, 2011:18; Shen & Wu, 2011: 64, name only, the figure is that of a G. nipponensis . Apristurus macrorhynchus: Shen, 1984b: 3 , fig. 4.6.

Taiwan voucher material: (15 spec.) AMNH 258160 , adult male 369 mm TL, CSIRO H 7394-17 (tissue accession GN9889 ), female 400 mm TL, CSIRO H 7394-18 (tissue accession GN9890 ), female 412 mm TL, CSIRO H 7394- 19 (tissue accession GN9891 ), adult male 387 mm TL, CSIRO H 7394-22 (tissue accession GN9957 ), adult male 390 mm TL, HUMZ 213823 (tissue accession GN9895 ), female 228 mm TL, HUMZ 213824 (tissue accession GN9897 ), female 241 mm TL, MNHN 2013-0498 (tissue accession GN9892 ), adult male 377 mm TL, MNHN 2013-0441 (tissue accession GN9893 ), female 288 mm TL, MNHN 2013-0442 (tissue accession GN9894 ), female 230 mm TL, MNHN 2013-0443 (tissue accession GN9896 ), female 237 mm TL, CAS 236061 (tissue accession GN9898 ), juvenile male 250 mm TL, CAS 236061 (tissue accession GN9899 ), female 246 mm TL, CAS 236061 (tissue accession GN9900 ), juvenile male 212 mm TL, CAS 236061 (tissue accession GN9901 ), juvenile male 156 mm TL, Da-xi, 13 Mar 2012. Many additional specimens deposited in ASIZP and NMMB-P collections .

Remarks: Very common around Taiwan.

Conservation status: Data Deficient.