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| Species: | A. longicephalus
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| Apristurus longicephalus Nakaya, 1975
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Template:Sharksportal The longhead catshark, Apristurus longicephalus, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in the Indo-West Pacific from the Seychelles, Japan, the East China Sea, the Philippines, Australia, New Caledonia, and Mozambique, between latitudes 39° N and 22° S, at depths of between 680 and 900 m. Its length is up to 60 cm.
The little-known longhead catshark inhabits deep water, probably near the bottom. This species is the first record of a cartilaginous fish manifesting rudimentary hermaphroditism.
Reproduction is oviparous.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Apristurus longicephalus" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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