Ghost catshark

Ghost catshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Apristurus
Species:
A. manis
Binomial name
Apristurus manis
(S. Springer, 1979)

The ghost catshark (Apristurus manis) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae found on the continental slopes in the northwest Atlantic off Massachusetts, the northeast Atlantic from the Porcupine Bank west of Ireland and the southern Atlantic off Cape Town, at depths between 600 and 1,900 metres (2,000 and 6,200 ft).

  1. ^ Ebert, D.A. (2004). "Apristurus manis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T44599A10913761. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44599A10913761.en.

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