Mitsukurina owstoni Jordan, 1898

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Jordan, David S. 1898. Description of a species of fish (Mitsukurina owstoni) from Japan, the type of a distinct family of lamnoid sharks. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 3, Zoology 1(6): 199-202, pls. 11-12.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: class
Elasmobranchii: order
Lamniformes: family
Mitsukurinidae: genus
Mitsukurina: species
Mitsukurina owstoni

Name

Synonyms: Mitsukurina nasuta (Braganca, 1904); Odontaspis nasutus Bragança, 1904; Scapanorhynchus dofleini Engelhardt, 1912; Scapanorhynchus jordani Hussakof, 1909; Scapanorhynchus jordoni Hussakof, 1909; Scapanorhynchus mitsukurii White, 1937; Scapanorhynchus owstoni (Jordan, 1898)
Homonyms: Mitsukurina owstoni Jordan, 1898
Common names: Elfin shark in English; Elphin shark in English; Goblin shark in English; Goblin shark in English; Goblin shark in English; Goblin shark in English; Goblin shark in English; Goblin shark in English; Goblin shark in English; Hiisihai in Finnish; Japanese neushaai in Dutch; Japanischer Nasenhai in German; Japanischer Nasenhai in German; Japanischer nasenhai in German; Kabouterhaai in Afrikaans; Kabouterhaai in Dutch; Koboldhaai in Dutch; Koboldhaai in Dutch; Koboldhai in German; Koboldhai in German; Koboldhai in German; Kärsähai in Finnish; Kärsähai in Finnish; Lensuháfur in Icelandic; Mitsukurizame in Japanese; Nasenhai in German; Nasenhai in German; Nesehai in Norwegian; Nesehai in Norwegian; Neushaai in Dutch; Näshaj in Swedish; Näshaj in Swedish; Næsehaj in Danish; Næsehaj in Danish; Requin lutin in French; Requin lutin in French; Requin lutin in French; Requin lutin in French; Requin lutin in French; Schoffelneushaai in Dutch; Squalo folletto in Italian; Squalo folletto in Italian; Squalo goblin in Italian; Teguzame in Japanese; Tenguzame in Japanese; Teppichhai in German; Tiburón duende in Spanish; Tiburón duende in Spanish; Tiburón duende in Spanish; Tonthai in Estonian

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