South China catshark
| South China catshark | |
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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. sinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus sinensis | |
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The South China catshark (Apristurus sinensis) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae, known only from the holotype, which was taken from the South China Sea at a depth of 537 m. Its length is 42 cm, but this measurement was taken from an immature specimen. The reproduction of the South China catshark is oviparous.
References
- ^ Huveneers, C. & Duffy, C.A.J. 2015. Apristurus sinensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T44225A70709147. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T44225A70709147.en. Downloaded on 15 September 2017.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Apristurus sinensis" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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