Broadgill catshark

Broadgill catshark
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Chondrichthyes
Order:Carcharhiniformes
Family:Scyliorhinidae
Genus:Apristurus
Species: A. riveri
Binomial name
Apristurus riveri

The broadgill catshark (Apristurus riveri) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, between 30°N and 9° N, on the continental slopes at depths between 700 and 1,500 m. Its length is up to 46 cm. The reproduction of the broadgill catshark is oviparous.

References

  1. Leandro, L. & Kyne, P.M. 2007. Apristurus riveri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T44639A10930927. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T44639A10930927.en. Downloaded on 15 September 2017.
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