Longfin catshark

The longfin catshark (Apristurus herklotsi) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in the western Pacific from Japan to the Philippines, and the East and South China Seas, and the Kyūshū-Palau Ridge, at depths between 530 and 865 m. Its length is up to 48 cm.

Longfin catshark
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Apristurus
Species:
A. herklotsi
Binomial name
Apristurus herklotsi
(Fowler, 1934)

References

  1. Rigby, C.L., Bin Ali, A., Bineesh, K.K., Chen, X., Dharmadi, Ebert, D.A., Fahmi, Fernando, D., Gautama, D.A., Ho, H., Hsu, H., Maung, A., Tanay, D., Utzurrum, J.A.T., Yuneni, R.R., Zhang, J., Herman, K. & Derrick, D. 2020. Apristurus herklotsi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T44212A124430498. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44212/124430498 Downloaded on 16 January 2021.


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