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Broadnose catshark

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Broadnose catshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Pentanchidae
Genus: Apristurus
Species:
A. investigatoris
Binomial name
Apristurus investigatoris
(Misra, 1962)

The broadnose catshark (Apristurus investigatoris) is a shark of the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. The holotype and only specimen being found in deep water in the Andaman Sea in the Indian Ocean between 16 and 10°N. Its length is around 26 cm, although this measurement was taken from an immature specimen. The reproduction of this catshark is oviparous. The threats are not exactly known but it may be deepwater fisheries.

References

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  1. ^ Dulvy, N.K.; Bineesh, K.K.; Cheok, J.; Dharmadi.; Sherman, C.S. (2020). "Apristurus investigatoris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44214A124430645. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44214A124430645.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.