Flathead catshark

The flathead catshark (Apristurus macrorhynchus) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae in the order Carcharhiniformes, found in the deep waters of the northwest Pacific Ocean.

Flathead catshark
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Apristurus
Species:
A. macrorhynchus
Binomial name
Apristurus macrorhynchus
Range of the flathead catshark (in blue)

References

  1. Huveneers, C. & Duffy, C. 2004. Apristurus macrorhynchus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T44218A10873586. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44218A10873586.en. Downloaded on 14 September 2017.
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