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Shortbelly catshark

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Shortbelly catshark
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Chondrichthyes
Subclass:
Elasmobranchii
Order:
Carcharhiniformes
Family:
Scyliorhinidae
Genus:
Apristurus
Species:
A. breviventralis
Binomial name
Apristurus breviventralis

The shortbelly catshark (Apristurus breviventralis) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found in Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean. This species most closely resembles the western Atlantic species Apristurus canutus, but is distinguishable in having greater nostril length than internarial width and longer claspers in adult males. [1]

References

  1. ^ Kawauchi, J., Weigmann, S. & Nakaya, K. (2014): Apristurus breviventralis, a new species of deep-water catshark (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from the Gulf of Aden. Zootaxa, 3881 (1): 1–16.


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