Hydrolagus erithacus, Robin’s ghostshark

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Hydrolagus erithacus Walovich, Ebert & Kemper, 2017

Robin’s ghostshark
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Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Hydrolagus erithacus   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Holocephali (quimeras) (chimaeras) > Chimaeriformes (Chimaeras) > Chimaeridae (Shortnose chimaeras or ratfishes)
Etymology: Hydrolagus: hydro-, combining form of hydor (Gr.), water; lagos (Gr.), hare, i.e., “water rabbit,” probably referring to three pairs of tooth plates, which tend to protrude from the mouth like a rabbit’s incisors. (See ETYFish);  erithacus: Erithacus, avian genus of the robin, named after Robin Leslie, South African Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, a “fanatic birder,” for his help and support with the authors’ project and his overall contribution to Chondrichthyan re (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia


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