Smallfin catshark

Smallfin catshark
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Superorder:	Selachimorpha
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Family:	Scyliorhinidae
Genus:	Apristurus
Species:	A. parvipinnis
Binomial name
Apristurus parvipinnis S. Springer & Heemstra, 1979

The smallfin catshark (Apristurus parvipinnis) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae in the order Carcharhiniformes, found in the western Atlantic at depths between 635 and 1,115 m. Its length is up to 48 cm.

See also

• List of sharks

References

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