Biology:South China catshark

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Short description: Species of shark

South China catshark
Apristurus sinensis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Apristurus
Species:
A. sinensis
Binomial name
Apristurus sinensis
Y. T. Chu & A. S. Hu, 1981
Apristurus sinensis distmap.png

The South China catshark (Apristurus sinensis) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae, known only from the holotype, which was taken from the South China Sea at a depth of 537 m. Its length is 42 cm, but this measurement was taken from an immature specimen. The reproduction of the South China catshark is oviparous.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2420856 entry