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| Longhead 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. longicephalus
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| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus longicephalus Nakaya, 1975
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| Range of the longhead catshark | |
The longhead catshark or smoothbelly catshark (Apristurus longicephalus) is a species of catshark, family Scyliorhinidae, with a patchy distribution in the Indo-Pacific from Mozambique to southern Japan to northern Australia. It is found in water between 500 and 1,140 m (1,640 and 3,740 ft) deep. This species grows to 59 cm (23 in) long and is characterized by its extremely long and narrow snout, short abdomen, and long anal and caudal fins. In addition, a large area of the anterior ventral portion of its body lacks dermal denticles. The longhead catshark is oviparous and the only known cartilaginous fish that is normally hermaphroditic, with the majority of individuals having both the functional reproductive organs of one sex and the undeveloped reproductive organs of the opposite sex.
- ^ Duffy, C.A.J.; Huveneers, C. (2015). "Apristurus longicephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T44217A68608927. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T44217A68608927.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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