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Smallbelly catshark

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Smallbelly catshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Pentanchidae
Genus: Apristurus
Species:
A. indicus
Binomial name
Apristurus indicus
(A. B. Brauer, 1906)

The smallbelly catshark (Apristurus indicus) is a shark of the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. This species is found in the western Indian Ocean near Somalia, the Gulf of Aden, and Oman, at depths between 1,300 and 1,840 m. Its length is up to 34 cm, although this measurement is of an immature specimen. The smallbelly catshark is not well known. It is found on continental slopes, and is probably caught by bottom trawlers. The reproduction of the smallbelly catshark is oviparous.

References

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  1. ^ Ebert, D.A.; Akhilesh, K.V.; Valinassab, T.; Tesfamichael, D. (2017). "Apristurus indicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T161470A109904876. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T161470A109904876.en. Retrieved 1 October 2017.