Biology:Longfin catshark
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Short description: Species of shark
| Longfin catshark | |
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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. herklotsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus herklotsi (Fowler, 1934)
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The longfin catshark (Apristurus herklotsi) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in the western Pacific from Japan to the Philippines , and the East and South China Seas, and the Kyūshū-Palau Ridge, at depths between 530 and 865 m. Its length is up to 48 cm.
Etymology
The Catshark is named in honor of botanist and ornithologist G. A. C. Herklots (1902-1986) of the University of Hong Kong.[2]
References
- ↑ Rigby, C.L.; Bin Ali, A.; Bineesh, K.K.; Chen, X.; Dharmadi, Ebert, D.A.; Fahmi, Fernando, D.; Gautama, D.A.; Ho, H. et al. (2020). "Apristurus herklotsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T44212A124430498. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44212A124430498.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44212/124430498. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ "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/.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Apristurus herklotsi" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2510327 entry
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