• Short Citation: Bigelow and Schroeder 1948
• Year Published: 1948
• author: Bigelow, H. B.
• author: Schroeder, W. C.
• Title: Bigelow, H. B., & Schroeder, W. C. (1948). Fishes of the Western North Atlantic. Part 1 (Lancelets, Cyclostomes, Sharks).
• Publication Type: book
• DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.7464

• page total: 576
• publisher: Memoir Sears Foundations for Marine Research
• volume: 1

Cited MCZ Specimens (150) in Bigelow and Schroeder 1948:

• MCZ:Ich:24975 Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758 Figured p. 47
• MCZ:Ich:35069 Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758 Figured p. 47
• MCZ:Ich:36408 Rhinobatos lentiginosus Garman, 1880 Voucher p. 61
• MCZ:Ich:35857 Rhinobatos lentiginosus Garman, 1880 Voucher p. 61
• MCZ:Ich:36217 Hexanchus griseus (Bonaterre, 1788) Voucher p. 80 Jaws of an 11ft specimen.
• MCZ:Ich:36216 Hexanchus griseus (Bonaterre, 1788) Voucher p. 80 Jaws of a 5ft specimen.
• MCZ:Ich:36474 Hexanchus griseus (Bonaterre, 1788) Voucher p. 80 Male, 167 mm
• MCZ:Ich:35630 Hexanchus griseus (Bonaterre, 1788) Figured p. 81 Male, 429 mm
• MCZ:Ich:S-946 Hexanchus griseus (Bonaterre, 1788) Figured p. 81 Cited as 946, female, 830 mm
• MCZ:Ich:S-945 Heptranchias perlo (Bonnaterre, 1788) Voucher p. 88 732 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:35897 Heptranchias perlo (Bonnaterre, 1788) Figured p. 88 Female, containing 9 embryos, 932 mm. Male, 698 mm. Only the male is figured.
• MCZ:Ich:S-1299 Heptranchias perlo (Bonnaterre, 1788) Voucher p. 88 Newborn, 255 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:35070 Heptranchias perlo (Bonnaterre, 1788) Voucher p. 88 957 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:S-1040 Heptranchias perlo (Bonnaterre, 1788) Voucher p. 88 980 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:35581 Heptranchias perlo (Bonnaterre, 1788) Figured p. 89 Embryo with yolk sac attached.
• MCZ:Ich:35245 Mustelus canis (Mitchell, 1815) Figured p. 97 Illustration of eye to show subocular fold.
• MCZ:Ich:S-351 Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810 Figured p. 100 Young male, 1010 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:S-436 Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810 Voucher p. 101 Female, 982 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:S-402 Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810 Voucher p. 101 Male, 1081 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:S-209 Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre, 1788) Figured p. 113 Young male, 935 mm. Cited as 209.
• MCZ:Ich:35901 Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre, 1788) Figured p. 116 embryo, about 180 mm long
• MCZ:Ich:S-816 Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810 Voucher p. 124 Jaws. Cited as 816.
• MCZ:Ich:35367 Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810 Voucher p. 124 Skin, with head attached, of adult male, 7ft 6 in.
• MCZ:Ich:35366 Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810 Voucher p. 124 Skin, 6ft.
• MCZ:Ich:35899 Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810 Figured p. 125 Young male, 1640 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:36155 Alopias superciliosus Lowe 1841 Voucher p. 163 Male embryo, 632 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:36090 Alopias superciliosus Lowe 1841 Figured p. 164
• MCZ:Ich:S-486 Alopias vulpinus (Bonaterre, 1788) Voucher p. 167 Cited as 486. Somewhere between 1225 and 1315 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:S-706 Alopias vulpinus (Bonaterre, 1788) Voucher p. 167 Cited as 706. Between 1225 and 1315 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:S-926 Alopias vulpinus (Bonaterre, 1788) Voucher p. 167 9 feet long, mounted. Cited as 926.
• MCZ:Ich:S-705 Alopias vulpinus (Bonaterre, 1788) Voucher p. 168 Cited as 705.
• MCZ:Ich:S-1166 Alopias vulpinus (Bonaterre, 1788) Figured p. 168 Body, denticles figured on pg 169
• MCZ:Ich:S-519 Alopias vulpinus (Bonaterre, 1788) Voucher p. 168 Cited as 519.
• MCZ:Ich:S-345 Alopias vulpinus (Bonaterre, 1788) Voucher p. 168 Cited as 345.
• MCZ:Ich:36089 Alopias vulpinus (Bonaterre, 1788) Figured p. 169 Dermal denticles and teeth figured. 13 feet long.
• MCZ:Ich:S-819 Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre, 1788) Voucher p. 181 Embryo, 125 mm
• MCZ:Ich:S-783 Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre, 1788) Voucher p. 181 Eggs 125x63 mm
• MCZ:Ich:33393 Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre, 1788) Figured p. 182 283 mm long; newborn male
• MCZ:Ich:S-518 Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre, 1788) Figured p. 182 female 650 mm long; Body, denticles teeth figured
• MCZ:Ich:S-1028 Haploblepharus edwardsi Figured p. 200 Underside of snout, nasal flap
• MCZ:Ich:S-497 Scyllium pantherinum Müller and Henle, 1838 Figured p. 200 nasal barbel
• MCZ:Ich:S-63 Catulus duhamelii Garman, 1913 Voucher p. 203 Type, possibly a dwarf race or a color morph.
• MCZ:Ich:S-60 Catulus duhamelii Garman, 1913 Voucher p. 203
• MCZ:Ich:S-1335 Scylliorhinus boa Goode & Bean, 1896 Voucher p. 204 Newly hatched male 151 mm in poor condition
• MCZ:Ich:36156 Scylliorhinus boa Goode & Bean, 1896 Voucher p. 204 "half grown" male 316 mm
• MCZ:Ich:S-825 Scyliorhinus retifer (Garman, 1881) Voucher p. 207 Holotype, male, 307 mm
• MCZ:Ich:33932 Scyliorhinus retifer (Garman, 1881) Figured p. 208 Immature male, about 428 mm, figured head, denticles, and teeth
• MCZ:Ich:S-1457 Scylliorhinus torrei Howell Rivero, 1936 Voucher p. 211 Holotype, female, 250 mm
• MCZ:Ich:34776 Scyliorhinus torrei Howell-Rivero, 1936 Figured p. 212 Female, 276 mm, figured teeth and denticles
• MCZ:Ich:36093 Scyliorhinus torrei Howell-Rivero, 1936 Figured p. 213 Male, 292 mm, figured anterior part of head and pelvic claspers and fins
• MCZ:Ich:36118 Galeus arae (Nichols, 1927) Figured p. 216 Adult male, 324 mm, figured head, pelvic fins and claspers, teeth, and denticles
• MCZ:Ich:35250 Galeus arae (Nichols, 1927) Voucher p. 216 Female, 202 mm
• MCZ:Ich:36092 Apristurus riveri Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944 Figured p. 225 Holotype, female, 407 mm, figured head, gill openings, denticles, and teeth
• MCZ:Ich:36099 Triakis barbouri Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944 Figured p. 237 Type, male, 283 mm, figured head, pelvic fins and claspers, teeth, and denticles.
• MCZ:Ich:36151 Triakis barbouri Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944 Voucher p. 237 Female, 298 mm
• MCZ:Ich:S-530 Mustelus schmidti Figured p. 244 Cited as 530, 578 mm, figured for comparison with M. canis. Also voucher on page 261.
• MCZ:Ich:35222 Mustelus norrisi S. Springer, 1939 Voucher p. 254 Paratype, male, 753 mm
• MCZ:Ich:35223 Mustelus norrisi S. Springer, 1939 Voucher p. 254 Male, between 677 and 825 mm
• MCZ:Ich:35224 Mustelus norrisi S. Springer, 1939 Voucher p. 254 Male, between 677 and 825 mm
• MCZ:Ich:S-315 Mustelus fasciatus (Garman 1913) Voucher p. 256 Paratype, female, 484 mm
• MCZ:Ich:S-154 Mustelus fasciatus (Garman 1913) Figured p. 257 Paratype, male, 607 mm, figured upper teeth, denticles, and tracings of pectoral fins.
• MCZ:Ich:S-442 Mustelus norrisi S. Springer, 1939 Figured p. 257 Male, 643 mm, figured head and teeth
• MCZ:Ich:35246 Mustelus mento Cope, 1877 Voucher p. 259 Female, 1024 mm
• MCZ:Ich:35316 Mustelus schmidti Voucher p. 261 Male, 571 mm
• MCZ:Ich:35145 Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822) Figured p. 267 Young male, 1245 mm, figured head, trunk cross section, peduncle cross section, dermal denticles, and teeth.
• MCZ:Ich:S-847 Paragaleus pectoralis (Garman, 1906) Figured p. 277 Female, 651 mm, figured head, nostril, and teeth
• MCZ:Ich:36035 Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) Figured p. 282 Male, 2175 mm, figured head, denticles, and teeth.
• MCZ:Ich:S-160 Scoliodon terrae-novae Voucher p. 295 Male, 522 mm
• MCZ:Ich:S-412 Scoliodon terrae-novae Voucher p. 295 Male, 581 mm
• MCZ:Ich:S-1144 Scoliodon terraenovae (Richardson, 1836) Figured p. 296 Female, 783 mm, figured head and nostril, cited as 1144
• MCZ:Ich:S-91 Scoliodon terraenovae (Richardson, 1836) Figured p. 296 Female, 608 mm, cited as 91
• MCZ:Ich:S-702 Scoliodon terraenovae (Richardson, 1836) Voucher p. 299 Male, 930 mm, cited as 702.
• MCZ:Ich:35831 Aprionodon isodon (Müller and Henle, 1839) Voucher p. 305 Male, 560 mm
• MCZ:Ich:S-723 Carcharhinus acronotus (Poey, 1860) Voucher p. 325 Male embryo, 480 mm
• MCZ:Ich:S-701 Carcharhinus acronotus (Poey, 1860) Voucher p. 325 Male, 485 mm
• MCZ:Ich:S-1384 Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller and Henle, 1839) Voucher p. 329 Skin. Cited as 1384.
• MCZ:Ich:35807 Carcharhinus floridanus BigelowSchroederSpringer, 1943 Figured p. 334 Adult female holotype, 8 feet long. Figured right nostril, teeth, denticles, and head.
• MCZ:Ich:35515 Carcharhinus floridanus BigelowSchroederSpringer, 1943 Voucher p. 334 Female, 8 feet long
• MCZ:Ich:S-722 Carcharhinus leucas (Müller and Henle, 1839) Voucher p. 337 Embryo, 435 mm. Cited as 722.
• MCZ:Ich:35842 Carcharhinus limbatus (Müller and Henle, 1839) Voucher p. 346 Male, 621 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:35249 Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861) Voucher p. 354 Male embryo.
• MCZ:Ich:33439 Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861) Voucher p. 354 Female about 580 mm
• MCZ:Ich:35516 Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861) Figured p. 355 illustration; from photographs, measurements and preserved fins (six feet nine inches long)
• MCZ:Ich:35517 Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861) Voucher p. 355 male, 2,075 mm from Cuba
• MCZ:Ich:35518 Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861) Voucher p. 356 Female embryo, 580 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:35772 Carcharhinus maculipinnis (Poey, 1865) Figured p. 365 illustration; teeth scales, ventral head; 1,975 mm
• MCZ:Ich:36032 Carcharhinus milberti (Müller and Henle, 1839) Voucher p. 368 Jaws only; male 2000 mm
• MCZ:Ich:35370 Carcharhinus milberti (Müller and Henle, 1839) Figured p. 369 illustration; teeth scales, ventral head; 1,400 mm
• MCZ:Ich:35361 Carcharhinus milberti (Müller and Henle, 1839) Voucher p. 369 Male embryo, 402 mm
• MCZ:Ich:S-715 Carcharhinus milberti (Müller and Henle, 1839) Voucher p. 369 Head and skin of female embryo, 600 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:35896 Carcharhinus nicaraguensis (Gill, 1877) Figured p. 379 Immature male, about 1511 mm. Figured head, denticles, nostril, and teeth.
• MCZ:Ich:35312 Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur, 1818) Figured p. 383 Female, 996 mm. Figured pectoral fin, denticles, and teeth.
• MCZ:Ich:35371 Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur, 1818) Voucher p. 384 Male, 993 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:S-307 Carcharhinus porosus Voucher p. 394 Between 330-395 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:S-721 Carcharhinus porosus Voucher p. 394 Between 330-395 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:S-1403 Carcharhinus porosus Voucher p. 394 Between 330-395 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:S-1404 Carcharhinus porosus Voucher p. 394 Between 330-395 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:S-692 Carcharhinus porosus Voucher p. 394 Two females.
• MCZ:Ich:S-526 Carcharhinus porosus Figured p. 395 Immature male, about 377 mm. Figured head, denticles, and teeth.
• MCZ:Ich:S-703 Carcharhinus remotus (Duméril, 1865) Figured p. 400 Female, about 690 mm. Figured teeth, nostril, and head.
• MCZ:Ich:35900 Carcharhinus springeri (Bigelow and Schroeder, 1944) Voucher p. 404 Skin and head of female, about 1390 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:S-463 Sphyrna bigelowi S. Springer, 1944 Figured p. 410 Immature male, about 886 mm. Figured teeth, denticles, and head.
• MCZ:Ich:S-462 Sphyrna diplana Springer, 1941 Figured p. 415 Female, 639 mm. Figured head, teeth, and denticles.
• MCZ:Ich:35826 Sphyrna diplana Springer, 1941 Voucher p. 416 Female, 554 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:S-845 Sphyrna diplana Springer, 1941 Voucher p. 417 About 1375 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:S-848 Sphyrna tiburo (Linnaeus, 1758) Figured p. 421 Male, 812 mm. Figured teeth.
• MCZ:Ich:36157 Sphyrna tiburo (Linnaeus, 1758) Voucher p. 421 Female, 621 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:S-90 Sphyrna tiburo (Linnaeus, 1758) Figured p. 421 Female, 367 mm. Figured head, teeth, and denticles. Cited as 90.
• MCZ:Ich:S-382 Sphyrna zygaena Voucher p. 436 Between 510 and 1780 mm. Cited as 382.
• MCZ:Ich:S-383 Sphyrna zygaena Voucher p. 436 Between 510 and 1780 mm. Cited as 383.
• MCZ:Ich:S-421 Sphyrna zygaena Voucher p. 436 Between 510 and 1780 mm. Cited as 421.
• MCZ:Ich:S-441 Sphyrna zygaena Voucher p. 436 Between 510 and 1780 mm. Cited as 436.
• MCZ:Ich:S-515 Sphyrna zygaena Voucher p. 436 Between 510 and 1780 mm. Cited as 515.
• MCZ:Ich:S-1042 Sphyrna zygaena Voucher p. 436 Between 510 and 1780 mm. Cited as 1042.
• MCZ:Ich:S-1159 Sphyrna zygaena Figured p. 437 Female, 687 mm. Figured head, teeth, denticles, dorsal, and anal fins. Cited as 1159.
• MCZ:Ich:S-136 Sphyrna zygaena Voucher p. 437 Between 510 and 1780 mm. Cited as 136.
• MCZ:Ich:36425 Sphyrna zygaena Voucher p. 440 1780 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:35862 Squalus acanthias Risso Figured p. 456 Female, 815 mm. Figured head, nostril.
• MCZ:Ich:35864 Squalus acanthias Risso Voucher p. 456 Male, 705 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:35863 Squalus acanthias Risso Voucher p. 456 Female, 814 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:S-841 Squalus fernandinus Molina, 1782 Figured p. 456 Female, 914 mm. Figured nostril and denticles.
• MCZ:Ich:S-842 Squalus acanthias Risso Figured p. 457 Figured denticles. Potentially not claiming to be Squalus acanthias, language unclear.
• MCZ:Ich:S-1461 Squalus cubensis Howell-Rivero, 1936 Figured p. 473 Female, 672 mm, figured head, nostril, and teeth.
• MCZ:Ich:S-1460 Squalus cubensis Howell-Rivero, 1936 Voucher p. 473 Embryo.
• MCZ:Ich:S-1458 Squalus cubensis Howell-Rivero, 1936 Voucher p. 473 Type, male, 524 mm. Cited as 1458.
• MCZ:Ich:S-1462 Squalus cubensis Howell-Rivero, 1936 Voucher p. 474 Embryo, cited as 1462.
• MCZ:Ich:S-1459 Squalus cubensis Howell-Rivero, 1936 Figured p. 475 Embryo, 203 mm, yolk sac attached. Figured.
• MCZ:Ich:S-743 Centroscyllium fabricii (Reinhardt, 1825) Voucher p. 482 Female, 727 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:35702 Centroscyllium fabricii (Reinhardt, 1825) Figured p. 483 Female, 640 mm, figured head, denticles, and teeth.
• MCZ:Ich:36112 Etmopterus hillianus (Poey, 1861) Figured p. 489 Female, 292 mm, figured head, denticles, teeth, and clasper.
• MCZ:Ich:S-1025 Etmopterus hillianus (Poey, 1861) Voucher p. 489 Male, 270 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:S-1024 Etmopterus hillianus (Poey, 1861) Voucher p. 489 Male, 251 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:36104 Etmopterus hillianus (Poey, 1861) Voucher p. 490 Female, 295 mm, contains 4 embryos
• MCZ:Ich:36116 Etmopterus hillianus (Poey, 1861) Voucher p. 490 Male, 270 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:35144 Centroscymnus coelolepis Barboza du Bocage and de Brito Capello, 1864 Voucher p. 494 Female, 1,117 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:35237 Centroscymnus coelolepis Barboza du Bocage and de Brito Capello, 1864 Figured p. 495 Female, 1,080 mm, figured teeth, denticles, and head.
• MCZ:Ich:S-1116 Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre, 1788) Voucher p. 502 Immature male, 1114 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:S-948 Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre, 1788) Voucher p. 503 Female, 531 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:S-664 Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre, 1788) Figured p. 503 Female dried skin, 1080 mm, figured teeth
• MCZ:Ich:36039 Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) Figured p. 509 Immature male, 383 mm, figured head, teeth, and denticles.
• MCZ:Ich:S-1245 Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) Voucher p. 510 Male, 501 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:S-1368 Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) Voucher p. 510 Male, 465 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:S-1005 Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) Voucher p. 510 Female, 485 mm.
• MCZ:Ich:36119 Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) Figured p. 517 11 feet, figured teeth.
• MCZ:Ich:173754 Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) Figured p. 517 Female, 1740 mm. Figured side view.
• MCZ:Ich:S-531 Squatina armata (Philippi 1887) Figured p. 535 Figured nostrils, cited as 531.
• MCZ:Ich:S-659 Squatina australis Regan 1906 Figured p. 535 Figured nostrils.
• MCZ:Ich:S-952 Squatina californica Ayres, 1859 Figured p. 535 Figured nostrils, cited as 952
• MCZ:Ich:S-1112 Squatina japonica Figured p. 535 Figured nostrils, cited as 1112
• MCZ:Ich:S-846 Squatina squatina (Linnaeus, 1758) Figured p. 535 Figured nostrils, cited as 846.

Taxa Related to Bigelow and Schroeder 1948:

• Carcharhinus porosus
• Squalus acanthias Risso
• Alopias vulpinus (Bonaterre, 1788)
• Carcharhinus remotus (Duméril, 1865)
• Squatina japonica
• Triakis barbouri Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944
• Mustelus mento Cope, 1877
• Squatina armata (Philippi 1887)
• Mustelus schmidti
• Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre, 1788)
• Sphyrna zygaena
• Carcharhinus limbatus (Müller and Henle, 1839)
• Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824)
• Scylliorhinus boa Goode & Bean, 1896
• Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre, 1788)
• Rhinobatos lentiginosus Garman, 1880
• Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758
• Alopias superciliosus Lowe 1841
• Carcharhinus nicaraguensis (Gill, 1877)
• Sphyrna tiburo (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Sphyrna diplana Springer, 1941
• Squatina californica Ayres, 1859
• Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur, 1818)
• Haploblepharus edwardsi
• Hexanchus griseus (Bonaterre, 1788)
• Carcharhinus maculipinnis (Poey, 1865)
• Mustelus canis (Mitchell, 1815)
• Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
• Centroscymnus coelolepis Barboza du Bocage and de Brito Capello, 1864
• Centroscyllium fabricii (Reinhardt, 1825)
• Squatina squatina (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Carcharhinus springeri (Bigelow and Schroeder, 1944)
• Carcharhinus floridanus BigelowSchroederSpringer, 1943
• Mustelus fasciatus (Garman 1913)
• Squatina australis Regan 1906
• Squalus fernandinus Molina, 1782
• Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822)
• Carcharhinus acronotus (Poey, 1860)
• Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Carcharhinus leucas (Müller and Henle, 1839)
• Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861)
• Catulus duhamelii Garman, 1913
• Apristurus riveri Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944
• Mustelus norrisi S. Springer, 1939
• Scylliorhinus torrei Howell Rivero, 1936
• Scoliodon terraenovae (Richardson, 1836)
• Scyllium pantherinum Müller and Henle, 1838
• Scyliorhinus torrei Howell-Rivero, 1936
• Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller and Henle, 1839)
• Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801)
• Galeus arae (Nichols, 1927)
• Scoliodon terrae-novae
• Paragaleus pectoralis (Garman, 1906)
• Sphyrna bigelowi S. Springer, 1944
• Squalus cubensis Howell-Rivero, 1936
• Heptranchias perlo (Bonnaterre, 1788)
• Scyliorhinus retifer (Garman, 1881)
• Aprionodon isodon (Müller and Henle, 1839)
• Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810
• Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
• Etmopterus hillianus (Poey, 1861)
• Carcharhinus milberti (Müller and Henle, 1839)