Broadnose catshark
| Broadnose catshark | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. investigatoris |
| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus investigatoris (Misra, 1962) | |
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The broadnose catshark, Apristurus investigatoris, is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae, the holotype and only specimen being found in deep water in the Andaman Sea in the Indian Ocean between 16 and 10°N. Its length is around 26 cm, although this measurement was taken from an immature specimen. The reproduction of this catshark is oviparous.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Apristurus investigatoris" in FishBase. July 2006 version.