Smalleye catshark
Appearance
Smalleye catshark | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
Genus: | Apristurus |
Species: | A. microps
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Binomial name | |
Apristurus microps (Gilchrist, 1922)
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The smalleye catshark (Apristurus microps) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae, 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.
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.) (2006). "Apristurus microps" in FishBase. July 2006 version.