Bighead catshark
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Bighead catshark | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
Genus: | Apristurus |
Species: | A. bucephalus
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Binomial name | |
Apristurus bucephalus | |
Distribution of the bighead catshark |
The bighead catshark (Apristurus bucephalus) is a species of fish in the family Scyliorhinidae endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is the open seas. It belongs to a genus of poorly known deep-water catsharks, and is recorded from only three specimens taken off Perth, Western Australia. This species could be rare or uncommon, and the effects of fisheries are unknown, though if its biology is like other deep-water shark species, it may not be sufficiently fecund to withstand exploitation pressures.
References
- ^ Lisney, T.J.; Cavanagh, R.D. (2015). "Apristurus bucephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T42703A68608866. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T42703A68608866.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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