Bighead catshark

The bighead catshark (Apristurus bucephalus) is a species of fish in the family Scyliorhinidae endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is the open seas. It belongs to a genus of poorly known deep-water catsharks, and is recorded from only three specimens taken off Perth, Western Australia. This species could be rare or uncommon, and the effects of fisheries are unknown, though if its biology is like other deep-water shark species, it may not be sufficiently fecund to withstand exploitation pressures.

Bighead catshark

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Apristurus
Species:
A. bucephalus
Binomial name
Apristurus bucephalus
W. T. White, Last & Pogonoski, 2008
Distribution of the bighead catshark

References

  1. T. J. Lisney & R. D. Cavanagh (2003). "Apristurus bucephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003. Retrieved February 28, 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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