Smallfin catshark
(Redirected from Apristurus parvipinnis)
| Smallfin catshark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Pentanchidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. parvipinnis
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| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus parvipinnis S. Springer & Heemstra, 1979
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The smallfin catshark (Apristurus parvipinnis) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks in the order Carcharhiniformes. This shark is found in the western Atlantic at depths between 35 and 1,115 m (115 and 3,658 ft). Its length is up to 48 cm (19 in).
References
[edit]- ^ Kyne, P.M.; Herman, K. (2020). "Apristurus parvipinnis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44221A2994285. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44221A2994285.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Apristurus parvipinnis". FishBase. May 2006 version.
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