Biology:Apristurus manocheriani
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Short description: Species of shark
| Apristurus manocheriani | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. manocheriani
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| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus manocheriani Cordova & Ebert 2021
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Apristurus manocheriani, also known by its common name Manocherian's catshark, is a species from the genus Apristurus.[1] This species was originally described by Justin A. Cordova and David A. Ebert in 2021.[1]
Etymology
The cat shark is named in honor of Greg Manocherian (b. 1967), an American philanthropist, because of his commitment to shark conservation and research.[2]
Description
The species is a Catshark with a "porcelain" white body color with a pink tint, it has a maximum total length of at least 558 mm for males and 495 mm for females.[1]
Range
Apristurus manocheriani is only found in the southwest Indian Ocean[1]
Taxonomy
The species is part of the Apristurus spongiceps subgroup [3] of the Genus Apristurus.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 , Wikidata Q107529870
- ↑ "Order CARCHARHINIFORMES (Ground Sharks): Families PENTANCHIDAE, SCYLIORHINIDAE, PROSCYLLIIDAE, PSEUDOTRIAKIDAE, LEPTOCHARIIDAE, TRIAKIDAE, HEMIGALEIDAE, CARCHARHINIDAE and SPHYRNIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/carcharhiniformes/.
- ↑ , Wikidata Q107530968
Wikidata ☰ Q107529928 entry
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