Broadmouth catshark
| Broadmouth catshark | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. macrostomus |
| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus macrostomus Q. W. Meng, Y. T. Chu & S. Li, 1985 | |
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The broadmouth catshark (Apristurus macrostomus) is a rare catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae, the holotype and only specimen of which was taken from off Zhujiang in the South China Sea, at a depth of 913 m. Its length is around 38 cm. The broadmouth catshark's reproduction is oviparous. Considering the species is not well known, the threats are not known either but may be deepwater fisheries.
See also
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Apristurus macrostomus" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
- Apristurus macrostomus Chu, Meng & Li, 1985
- Huveneers, C. & Duffy, C. 2004. Apristurus macrostomus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 June 2015.
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