Apristurus

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Apristurus
Deepwater catshark.jpg
Above: Deepwater catshark (A. profundorum)
Below: Ghost catshark (A. manis)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Superorder: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Apristurus
Garman, 1913
Type species
Scylliorhinus indicus
Brauer, 1906
Synonyms

Apristurus is a genus of catsharks, the family Scyliorhinidae, commonly known as the ghost or demon catsharks.

Species[]

The 39 currently recognized species in this genus are:[1][2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Apristurus in FishBase. January 2017 version.
  2. ^ S Weigmann (10 February 2016). "Annotated checklist of the living sharks, batoids and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of the world, with a focus on biogeographical diversity". Journal of Fish Biology. 88 (3): 837–1037. doi:10.1111/JFB.12874. ISSN 0022-1112. PMID 26860638. Wikidata Q35918688.
  3. ^ JUSTIN A. CORDOVA; DAVID A. EBERT (7 July 2021). "Apristurus manocheriani (Carcharhiniformes: Pentanchidae), a new species of catshark from the Southwest Indian Ocean" (PDF). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. 38. doi:10.5281/ZENODO.5081131. ISSN 1937-7835. Wikidata Q107529870.
  4. ^ Kawauchi, J.; Weigmann, S. & Nakaya, K. (2014). "Apristurus breviventralis, a new species of deep-water catshark (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from the Gulf of Aden" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3881 (1): 1–16. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3881.1.1.
  5. ^ Sato, K., Stewart, A.L. & Nakaya, K. (2013): Apristurus garricki sp. nov., a new deep-water catshark from the northern New Zealand waters (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae). Marine Biology Research, 9 (8): 758-767.
  6. ^ Iglésias, S.P. (2013): Apristurus nakayai sp. nov., a new species of deepwater catshark (Chondrichthyes: Pentanchidae) from New Caledonia. Cybium, 36 (4): 511-519.
  7. ^ "Extinct - valid species | Species | Shark-References". shark-references.com. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
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