Flaccid catshark

The flaccid catshark (Apristurus exsanguis) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. It is endemic to the waters around New Zealand.

Flaccid catshark

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Apristurus
Species:
A. exsanguis
Binomial name
Apristurus exsanguis
Sato, Nakaya & A. L. Stewart, 1999

Distribution

This species is found only around New Zealand, although this species' collection records indicate it is widespread and probably continuously distributed over the mid- to lower slope around New Zealand.[2]:80 The biology of all Apristurus species within the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone is very poorly known due to the uncertain taxonomy of the group.[2]:75 They appear to be most abundant below 1,000 m, and are the only sharks regularly taken in research trawls below 1,200 m on the Chatham Rise.[2]:80 As relatively little fishing occurs below 1,200 m, a large part of their population may be effectively beyond fishing depths.[3]

Conservation status

The New Zealand Department of Conservation has classified the flaccid catshark as "Data deficient" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[4]

References
  1. Duffy, C. (SSG Australia & Oceania Regional Workshop, March 2003). 2003. Apristurus exsanguis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003: e.T41719A10547793. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T41719A10547793.en. Downloaded on 12 September 2017.
  2. Roberts, Clive; Stewart, A. L.; Struthers, Carl D.; Barker, Jeremy; Kortet, Salme; Freeborn, Michelle (2015). The fishes of New Zealand. 2. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Papa Press. ISBN 9780994104168. OCLC 908128805.
  3. Leonard J. V., Compagno; Dando, Marc; Fowler, Sarah L (2005). Sharks of the world. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691120720. OCLC 57718990.
  4. Duffy, Clinton A. J.; Francis, Malcolm; Dunn, M. R.; Finucci, Brit; Ford, Richard; Hitchmough, Rod; Rolfe, Jeremy (2016). Conservation status of New Zealand chondrichthyans (chimaeras, sharks and rays), 2016 (PDF). Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. p. 9. ISBN 9781988514628. OCLC 1042901090.
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