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Broadgill catshark

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Broadgill catshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Pentanchidae
Genus: Apristurus
Species:
A. riveri
Binomial name
Apristurus riveri

The broadgill catshark (Apristurus riveri) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, between 30°N and 9° N, on the continental slopes at depths between 700 and 1,500 m. Its length is up to 46 cm. The reproduction of the broadgill catshark is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Kyne, P.M.; Herman, K.; Derrick, D. (2020). "Apristurus riveri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44639A124436246. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44639A124436246.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.