Back Apristurus laurussonii Bulgarian Apristurus laurussonii CEB Apristurus laurussonii Basque Apristurus laurussonii French Gíslaháfur Icelandic Apristurus laurussonii Polish آئس لینڈ بلی شارک PNB Исландская чёрная кошачья акула Russian Apristurus laurussonii Swedish Котяча акула ісландська Ukrainian
| Iceland catshark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. laurussonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus laurussonii (Sæmundsson, 1922)
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| Range of the Iceland catshark | |
| Synonyms | |
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Apristurus maderensis Cadenat & Maul, 1966
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The Iceland or Icelandic catshark (Apristurus laurussonii) is a species of catshark, belonging to the family Scyliorhinidae. This catshark is found in the western Atlantic, from Massachusetts, Delaware, and the northern Gulf of Mexico, as well as the eastern Atlantic from Iceland, southwestern Ireland, the Canary Islands, Madeira, South Africa, and between 67 and 11°N. They are found in depths of 550 to 1450 meters near or at the bottom over upper continental slopes.
- ^ Kulka, D.W.; Cotton, C.F.; Anderson, B.; Crysler, Z.; Herman, K.; Dulvy, N.K. (2020). "Apristurus laurussonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44216A124430838. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44216A124430838.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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