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The '''longhead catshark''', ''Apristurus longicephalus'', is a [[cat shark]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Scyliorhinidae]] found in the [[Indo-Pacific|Indo-West Pacific]] from the [[Seychelles]], [[Japan]], the East China Sea, the [[Philippines]], [[Australia]], [[New Caledonia]], and [[Mozambique]], between [[latitude]]s 39° N and 22° S, at depths of between 680 and 900 m. Its length is up to 60 cm. |
The '''longhead catshark''', ''Apristurus longicephalus'', is a [[cat shark]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Scyliorhinidae]] found in the [[Indo-Pacific|Indo-West Pacific]] from the [[Seychelles]], [[Japan]], the East China Sea, the [[Philippines]], [[Australia]], [[New Caledonia]], and [[Mozambique]], between [[latitude]]s 39° N and 22° S, at depths of between 680 and 900 m. Its length is up to 60 cm. |
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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.). "Apristurus longicephalus". FishBase. July 2006 version.
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