Flathead catshark | |
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Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Division: | Selachii |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Pentanchidae |
Genus: | Apristurus |
Species: | A. macrorhynchus |
Binomial name | |
Apristurus macrorhynchus (S. Tanaka (I), 1909) | |
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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.