Panama ghost catshark

Panama ghost catshark
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Chondrichthyes
Order:Carcharhiniformes
Family:Scyliorhinidae
Genus:Apristurus
Species: A. stenseni
Binomial name
Apristurus stenseni
(S. Springer, 1979)

The Panama ghost catshark (Apristurus stenseni) is a lesser known catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. This catshark is only found off Panama, between 9°N and 2°N. The reproduction of the Panama ghost shark is oviparous.

References

  1. Leandro, L. (SSG South America Regional Workshop, June 2003). 2004. Apristurus stenseni. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T44574A10921490. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44574A10921490.en. Downloaded on 15 September 2017.
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