| Smalldorsal cat shark | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. micropterygeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus micropterygeus Q. W. Meng, Y. T. Chu & S. Li, 1986 |
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The smalldorsal cat shark, Apristurus micropterygeus, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in the South China Sea, at depths down to 915 m. Its length is up to 37 cm.
The smalldorsal catshark is oviparous.