Broadgill catshark
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| Broadgill catshark | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. riveri |
| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus riveri Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944 | |
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The broadgill catshark, Apristurus riveri, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, between latitudes 30° N and 9° N, on the continental slopes at depths of between 700 and 1,500 m. Its length is up to 46 cm.
The broadgill catshark is oviparous.
See also
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Apristurus riveri" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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