Saldanha catshark

The Saldanha catshark (Apristurus saldanha) is a species of catshark, belonging to the family Scyliorhinidae. This catshark is found from Cape Columbine to south of False Bay in South Africa, between 31 and 40°S. Its length is up to 88 cm. It is a plain, dark grey-brown, stout catshark, with moderately large eyes, a broad snout, and large pectoral fins.[2]

Saldanha catshark

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Apristurus
Species:
A. saldanha
Binomial name
Apristurus saldanha
(Barnard, 1925)
Range of the Saldanha catshark

References

  1. Ebert, D.A. 2004. Apristurus saldanha. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T44602A10922454. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44602A10922454.en. Downloaded on 15 September 2017
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Apristurus saldanha" in FishBase. July 2006 version.


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