The smalleye catshark (Apristurus microps) is a species of shark beloning to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. This shark is found in the southeast Atlantic at depths between 700 and 2,000 m. It can grow up to 61 cm. The reproduction of this catshark is oviparous.
Smalleye catshark | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Pentanchidae |
Genus: | Apristurus |
Species: | A. microps
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Binomial name | |
Apristurus microps (Gilchrist, 1922)
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References
edit- ^ Pollom, R.; Ebert, D.A.; Leslie, R. (2019). "Apristurus microps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T44657A124437644. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T44657A124437644.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Apristurus microps". FishBase. July 2006 version.