Apristurus manocheriani
| Apristurus manocheriani | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. manocheriani
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| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus manocheriani | |
Apristurus manocheriani, also known by its common name Manocherian's catshark, is a species from the genus Apristurus.[1] This species was originally described by Justin A. Cordova and David A. Ebert in 2021.[1]
Etymology[edit]
The cat shark is named in honor of Greg Manocherian (b. 1967), an American philanthropist, because of his commitment to shark conservation and research.[2]
Description[edit]
The species is a Catshark with a "porcelain" white body color with a pink tint, it has a maximum total length of at least 558 mm for males and 495 mm for females.[1]
Range[edit]
Apristurus manocheriani is only found in the southwest Indian Ocean[1]
Taxonomy[edit]
The species is part of the Apristurus spongiceps subgroup [3] of the Genus Apristurus.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d JUSTIN A. CORDOVA; DAVID A. EBERT (7 July 2021). "Apristurus manocheriani (Carcharhiniformes: Pentanchidae), a new species of catshark from the Southwest Indian Ocean" (PDF). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. 38. doi:10.5281/ZENODO.5081131. ISSN 1937-7835. Wikidata Q107529870.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CARCHARHINIFORMES (Ground Sharks): Families PENTANCHIDAE, SCYLIORHINIDAE, PROSCYLLIIDAE, PSEUDOTRIAKIDAE, LEPTOCHARIIDAE, TRIAKIDAE, HEMIGALEIDAE, CARCHARHINIDAE and SPHYRNIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Kazuhiro NAKAYA; Keiichi SATO (1999). "Species grouping within the genus Apristurus (Elasmobranchii: Scyliorhinidae)" (PDF). Proceedings of the 5th Indo-Pacific Fish Conference. 2000 (2): 329. Wikidata Q107530968.
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