South China catshark
| South China catshark | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Superorder: | Galeomorphi |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Pentanchidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. sinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus sinensis Y. T. Chu & A. S. Hu, 1981 | |
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The South China catshark (Apristurus sinensis) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. This catshark is known only from the holotype, which was taken from the South China Sea at a depth of 537 m (1,762 ft). Its length is 42 cm (17 in), but this measurement was taken from an immature specimen. The reproduction of the South China catshark is oviparous.
References
- ^ Huveneers, C.; Duffy, C.A.J. (2015). "Apristurus sinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T44225A70709147. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T44225A70709147.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Apristurus sinensis". FishBase. July 2006 version.