Bulldog catshark

Bulldog catshark
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Chondrichthyes
Order:Carcharhiniformes
Family:Scyliorhinidae
Genus:Apristurus
Species: A. pinguis
Binomial name
Apristurus pinguis
S. M. Deng, G. Q. Xiong & H. X. Zhan, 1983

The bulldog catshark (Apristurus pinguis) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found only in the deep waters of the East China Sea. Its length is up to 56 cm.[2]

References

  1. Huveneers, C. & Duffy, C.A.J. 2015. Apristurus pinguis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T44222A70708974. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T44222A70708974.en. Downloaded on 14 September 2017.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Apristurus pinguis" in FishBase. July 2006 version.


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