Biology:Humpback catshark

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Short description: Species of shark

Humpback cat shark
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Apristurus
Species:
A. gibbosus
Binomial name
Apristurus gibbosus
Y. T. Chu, Q. W. Meng & S. Li, 1985
Apristurus gibbosus distmap.png

The humpback cat shark (Apristurus gibbosus) is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae in the order Carcharhiniformes, found in the northwest Pacific Ocean off Zhujiang, South China Sea, from the surface to 915 m. Its length is 39–41 cm. The largest specimen examined by Nakaya and Sato was 54.2 cm TL. The humpback catshark is a little-known oviparous deepwater catshark.

References

  1. Rigby, C.L.; Chen, X.; Ebert, D.A.; Herman, K.; Ho, H.; Hsu, H.; Zhang, J. (2020). "Apristurus gibbosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T44211A124430426. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44211A124430426.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44211/124430426. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1951328 entry