Spatulasnout catshark
The spatulasnout catshark (Apristurus platyrhynchus), also known as the Borneo catshark or flatnose catshark, is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found in the western Pacific between 35°N and 1° N. Its length is up to 80 cm.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. platyrhynchus |
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| Apristurus platyrhynchus (S. Tanaka (I), 1909) | |
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References
- Duffy, C.A.J. & Huveneers, C. 2015. Apristurus platyrhynchus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T44223A70709037. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T44223A70709037.en. Downloaded on 15 September 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Apristurus platyrhynchus" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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