- Spongehead catshark
Taxobox
name = Spongehead catshark
status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1
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regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Chondrichthyes
subclassis =Elasmobranchii
ordo =Carcharhiniformes
familia =Scyliorhinidae
genus =Apristurus
species = "A. spongiceps"
binomial = "Apristurus spongiceps"
binomial_authority = (Gilbert, 1905) The spongehead catshark, "Apristurus spongiceps", is acat shark of the familyScyliorhinidae found in thePacific Ocean from theBanda Sea off southernSulawesi and theHawaiian Islands , betweenlatitude s 21° N and 8° S, at depths of between 570 and 1,480. Its length is up to 50 cm.The poorly-known spongehead catshark is a rare shark known only from two specimens taken on the insular slopes, on or near the bottom.
Coloration is dark brown, without conspicuous markings on fins.
The spongehead catshark is
oviparous .ee also
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List of sharks References
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