South China catshark

South China catshark
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Chondrichthyes
Order:Carcharhiniformes
Family:Scyliorhinidae
Genus:Apristurus
Species: A. sinensis
Binomial name
Apristurus sinensis
Y. T. Chu & A. S. Hu, 1981

The South China catshark (Apristurus sinensis) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae, known only from the holotype, which was taken from the South China Sea at a depth of 537 m. Its length is 42 cm, but this measurement was taken from an immature specimen. The reproduction of the South China catshark is oviparous.

References

  1. Huveneers, C. & Duffy, C.A.J. 2015. Apristurus sinensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T44225A70709147. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T44225A70709147.en. Downloaded on 15 September 2017.


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