The pale catshark (Apristurus sibogae) is a rare species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. The holotype, the only specimen, was found on the Makassar Strait slope at a depth of 655 m (2,149 ft). Its length is around 21 cm (8.3 in), although this measurement was taken from a juvenile specimen.[2] The reproduction of the pale catshark is oviparous.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Pentanchidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. sibogae
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| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus sibogae (M. C. W. Weber, 1913)
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References
edit- ^ Dulvy, N.K.; Bineesh, K.K.; Cheok, J.; Dharmadi.; Sherman, C.S. (2020). "Apristurus sibogae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161672A124525764. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161672A124525764.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Apristurus sibogae". FishBase. May 2006 version.
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