Flathead catshark
The flathead catshark (Apristurus macrorhynchus) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae in the order Carcharhiniformes, found in the deep waters of the northwest Pacific Ocean.
| Flathead catshark | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. macrorhynchus |
| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus macrorhynchus (S. Tanaka (I), 1909) | |
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| Range of the flathead catshark (in blue) | |
References
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- Huveneers, C. & Duffy, C. 2004. Apristurus macrorhynchus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T44218A10873586. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44218A10873586.en. Downloaded on 14 September 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Apristurus macrorhynchus" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
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