Panama ghost catshark

The Panama ghost catshark (Apristurus stenseni) is a lesser known catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. This catshark is only found off Panama, between 9°N and 2°N. The reproduction of the Panama ghost shark is oviparous.

Panama ghost catshark
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Apristurus
Species:
A. stenseni
Binomial name
Apristurus stenseni
(S. Springer, 1979)

References

  1. Concha, F., Ebert, D.A., Herman, K. & Kyne, P.M. 2020. Apristurus stenseni. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T44574A124433501. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44574/124433501 Downloaded on 16 January 2021.
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