Cirrhigaleus asper ( Merrett, 1973 )

Ebert, David A., Wintner, Sabine P. & Kyne, Peter M., 2021, An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa, Zootaxa 4947 (1), pp. 1-127 : 20-21

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4947.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4614598
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scientific name	Cirrhigaleus asper ( Merrett, 1973 )
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Cirrhigaleus asper ( Merrett, 1973) View in CoL View at ENA

Roughskin Dogfish

Squalus asper Merrett, 1973: 94 View in CoL , fig. 1, pl. 1. Holotype: BMNH 1972.10 .10.1. Type locality: Off Aldabra GoogleMaps , Western Indian Ocean, 09°27'S, 46°23.5'E, depth 219 m.

Local synonymy: Squalus asper: Bass et al., 1976: 18 View in CoL , fig. 12, pl. 4; Compagno, 1984a: 114, fig.; Bass et al., 1986: 61, fig. 5.25; Compagno et al., 1989: 22, pl. Cirrhigaleus asper: Compagno, 1999: 114 View in CoL ; Heemstra & Heemstra, 2004: 54; Compagno et al., 2005: 72, fig., pl. 2; Ebert, 2013: 54, fig. 52; Ebert et al., 2013 a: 74, fig., pl. 3; Ebert & Mostarda, 2013: 19, fig.; NPOA, 2013: 38; da Silva et al., 2015: 248; Ebert, 2015: 56, fig. 52; Ebert & van Hees, 2015: 144; Weigmann, 2016: 902.

South Africa voucher material: SAIAB 6037, SAIAB 6038, SAIAB 6040 [former ORI 2786], SAIAB 6092, SAIAB 25423, SAIAB 27027, SAIAB 31890, SAIAB 186460. SAIAB 188839.

South Africa distribution: Port Alfred (EC) to the KZN border with Mozambique.

Remarks: This species does not appear to be as common as several Squalus species in South Africa, but that may be due to misidentification with other dogfish species.

Conservation status: DD (2020).