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Largenose catshark

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Largenose catshark
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A. nasutus
Binomial name
Apristurus nasutus

The largenose catshark (Apristurus nasutus) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. The largenose catshark is found on the upper continental slopes in the eastern Pacific, from the Gulf of Panama to Ecuador and central Chile, between 9°N and 28°S. It can grow up to 70 cm. Its reproduction is oviparous.

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Apristurus nasutus". FishBase. July 2006 version.