Spatulasnout catshark
(Redirected from Flatnose 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. platyrhynchus
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| Apristurus platyrhynchus (S. Tanaka (I), 1909)
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The spatulasnout catshark (Apristurus platyrhynchus), also known as the Borneo catshark or flatnose catshark, is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catshark. This shark is found in the western Pacific between 35°N and 1° N. Its length is up to 80 cm (31 in).
References
[edit]- ^ Duffy, C.A.J.; Huveneers, C. (2015). "Apristurus platyrhynchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T44223A70709037. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T44223A70709037.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Apristurus platyrhynchus". FishBase. July 2006 version.