Broadgill catshark
The broadgill catshark (Apristurus riveri) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, between 30°N and 9° N, on the continental slopes at depths between 700 and 1,500 m. Its length is up to 46 cm. The reproduction of the broadgill catshark is oviparous.
| Broadgill catshark | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. riveri |
| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus riveri | |
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References
- Leandro, L. & Kyne, P.M. 2007. Apristurus riveri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T44639A10930927. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T44639A10930927.en. Downloaded on 15 September 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Apristurus riveri" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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