Spatulasnout catshark

Spatulasnout catshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Division: Selachii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Pentanchidae
Genus: Apristurus
Species:
A. platyrhynchus
Binomial name
Apristurus platyrhynchus
(S. Tanaka (I), 1909)

The spatulasnout catshark (Apristurus platyrhynchus), also known as the Borneo catshark or flatnose catshark, is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catshark. This shark is found in the western Pacific between 35°N and 1° N. Its length is up to 80 cm (31 in).

References

  1. ^ Duffy, C.A.J.; Huveneers, C. (2015). "Apristurus platyrhynchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T44223A70709037. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T44223A70709037.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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