Flathead catshark

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Flathead catshark
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Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Division: Selachii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Pentanchidae
Genus: Apristurus
Species:
A. macrorhynchus
Binomial name
Apristurus macrorhynchus
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Range of the flathead catshark (in blue)

The flathead catshark (Apristurus macrorhynchus) is a species of shark of the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks, in the order Carcharhiniformes, found in the deep waters of the northwest Pacific Ocean.

References

  1. Rigby, C.L.; Walls, R.H.L.; Derrick, D.; Dyldin, Y.V.; Herman, K.; Ishihara, H.; Jeong, C.-H.; Semba, Y.; Tanaka, S.; Volvenko, I.V.; Yamaguchi, A. (2021). "Apristurus macrorhynchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T44218A124431182. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T44218A124431182.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.