Panama ghost catshark

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Panama ghost catshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Apristurus
Species:
A. stenseni
Binomial name
Apristurus stenseni
(S. Springer, 1979)

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.

References

  1. ^ Leandro, L. (SSG South America Regional Workshop, June 2003). 2004. Apristurus stenseni. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T44574A10921490. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44574A10921490.en. Downloaded on 15 September 2017.