Smallfin catshark
The smallfin catshark (Apristurus parvipinnis) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae in the order Carcharhiniformes, found in the western Atlantic at depths between 635 and 1,115 m. Its length is up to 48 cm.
| Smallfin catshark | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. parvipinnis |
| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus parvipinnis S. Springer & Heemstra, 1979 | |
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References
- Huveneers, C. & Duffy, C. 2004. Apristurus parvipinnis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T44221A10874401. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44221A10874401.en. Downloaded on 14 September 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Apristurus parvipinnis" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
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