Pale catshark

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Pale catshark

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Apristurus
Species:
A. sibogae
Binomial name
Apristurus sibogae
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The pale catshark (Apristurus sibogae) is a rare catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. The holotype, the only specimen, was found on the Makassar Strait slope at a depth of 655 m. Its length is around 21 cm, although this measurement was taken from a juvenile specimen.[2] The reproduction of the pale catshark is oviparous.

References[]

  1. ^ Dulvy, N.K., Bineesh, K.K., Cheok, J., Dharmadi & Sherman, C.S. 2020. Apristurus sibogae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161672A124525764. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161672/124525764 Downloaded on 16 January 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Apristurus sibogae" in FishBase. May 2006 version.


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