Apristurus

Apristurus

Above: Deepwater catshark (A. profundorum) Below: Ghost catshark (A. manis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Superorder:	Selachimorpha
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Family:	Scyliorhinidae
Genus:	Apristurus Garman, 1913
Type species
Scylliorhinus indicus Brauer, 1906
Synonyms
Parapristurus Fowler, 1934

Apristurus is a genus of catshark, the family Scyliorhinidae, commonly known as the ghost or demon catsharks.

Species

The 38 currently recognized species in this genus are:

Apristurus albisoma Nakaya & Séret, 1999 (White-bodied catshark)
Apristurus ampliceps Sasahara, K. Sato & Nakaya, 2008 (Roughskin catshark)
Apristurus aphyodes Nakaya & Stehmann, 1998 (White ghost catshark)
Apristurus australis K. Sato, Nakaya & Yorozu, 2008 (Pinocchio catshark)
Apristurus breviventralis Kawauchi, Weigmann & Nakaya, 2014 (Shortbelly catshark) ^[1]
Apristurus brunneus C. H. Gilbert, 1892 (Brown catshark)
Apristurus bucephalus W. T. White, Last & Pogonoski, 2008 (Bighead catshark)
Apristurus canutus S. Springer & Heemstra, 1979 (Hoary catshark)
Apristurus exsanguis K. Sato, Nakaya & A. L. Stewart, 1999 (Flaccid catshark)
Apristurus fedorovi Dolganov, 1985 (Fedorov's catshark)
Apristurus garricki K. Sato, A. L. Stewart & Nakaya, 2013 (Garrick's catshark) ^[2]
Apristurus gibbosus Y. T. Chu, Q. W. Meng & S. Li, 1985 (Humpback catshark)
Apristurus herklotsi Fowler, 1934 (Longfin catshark)
Apristurus indicus A. B. Brauer, 1906 (Smallbelly catshark)
Apristurus internatus S. M. Deng, G. Q. Xiong & H. X. Zhan, 1988 (Shortnose demon catshark)
Apristurus investigatoris Misra, 1962 (Broadnose catshark)
Apristurus japonicus Nakaya, 1975 (Japanese catshark)
Apristurus kampae L. R. Taylor, 1972 (Longnose catshark)
Apristurus laurussonii Sæmundsson, 1922 (Iceland catshark)
Apristurus longicephalus Nakaya, 1975 (Longhead catshark)
Apristurus macrorhynchus S. Tanaka (I), 1909 (Flathead catshark)
Apristurus macrostomus Q. W. Meng, Y. T. Chu & S. Li, 1985 (Broadmouth catshark)
Apristurus manis S. Springer, 1979 (Ghost catshark)
Apristurus melanoasper Iglésias, Nakaya & Stehmann, 2004 (Black roughscale catshark)
Apristurus microps Gilchrist, 1922 (Smalleye catshark)
Apristurus micropterygeus Q. W. Meng, Y. T. Chu & S. Li, 1986 (Smalldorsal catshark)
Apristurus nakayai Iglésias, 2013 (Milk-eye catshark) ^[3]
Apristurus nasutus F. de Buen, 1959 (Largenose catshark)
Apristurus parvipinnis S. Springer & Heemstra, 1979 (Smallfin catshark)
Apristurus pinguis S. M. Deng, G. Q. Xiong & H. X. Zhan, 1983 (Fat catshark)
Apristurus platyrhynchus S. Tanaka (I), 1909 (Spatulasnout catshark or Borneo catshark)
Apristurus profundorum Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (Deep-water catshark)
Apristurus riveri Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944 (Broadgill catshark)
Apristurus saldanha Barnard, 1925 (Saldanha catshark)
Apristurus sibogae M. C. W. Weber, 1913 (Pale catshark)
Apristurus sinensis Y. T. Chu & A. S. Hu, 1981 (South China catshark)
Apristurus spongiceps C. H. Gilbert, 1905 (Spongehead catshark)
Apristurus stenseni S. Springer, 1979 (Panama ghost catshark)
Apristurus sp. X Not yet described (Galbraith's catshark)
Apristurus sp. 3 Not yet described (Black wonder catshark)
Apristurus sp. nov. Not yet described (White-edged catshark)
Apristurus sp. Not yet described (Gray ghost catshark)

References

↑ Kawauchi, J., Weigmann, S. & Nakaya, K. (2014). "Apristurus breviventralis, a new species of deep-water catshark (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from the Gulf of Aden" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3881 (1): 1–16. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3881.1.1.
↑ Sato, K., Stewart, A.L. & Nakaya, K. (2013): Apristurus garricki sp. nov., a new deep-water catshark from the northern New Zealand waters (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae). Marine Biology Research, 9 (8): 758-767.
↑ Iglésias, S.P. (2013): Apristurus nakayai sp. nov., a new species of deepwater catshark (Chondrichthyes: Pentanchidae) from New Caledonia. Cybium, 36 (4): 511-519.

Extant catshark species

Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Chondrichthyes Subclass Elasmobranchii Subdivision Selachii Order Carcharhiniformes

Apristurus	Flatnose cat shark (A. acanutus) A. albisoma A. aphyodes Brown catshark (A. brunneus) Hoary catshark (A. canutus) Flaccid catshark (A. exsanguis) A. fedorovi Humpback cat shark (A. gibbosus) Longfin catshark (A. herklotsi) Smallbelly catshark (A. indicus) A. internatus Broadnose catshark (A. investigatoris) Japanese catshark (A. japonicus) Longnose catshark (A. kampae) Iceland catshark (A. laurussonii) Longhead catshark (A. longicephalus) Flathead catshark (A. macrorhynchus) Broadmouth cat shark (A. macrostomus) Ghost catshark (A. manis) Black roughscale catshark (A. melanoasper) Smalleye catshark (A. microps) Smalldorsal cat shark (A. micropterygeus) Largenose catshark (A. nasutus) Smallfin catshark (A. parvipinnis) A. pinguis Spatulasnout catshark (A. platyrhynchus) Deepwater catshark (A. profundorum) Broadgill catshark (A. riveri) Saldanha catshark (A. saldanha) Pale catshark (A. sibogae) South China catshark (A. sinensis) Spongehead catshark (A. spongiceps) Panama ghost catshark (A. stenseni)

Asymbolus	Australian spotted catshark (A. analis) Blotched catshark (A. funebris) Western spotted catshark (A. occiduus) Pale spotted catshark (A. pallidus) Dwarf catshark (A. parvus) Orange spotted catshark (A. rubiginosus) Variegated catshark (A. submaculatus) Gulf catshark (A. vincenti)

Atelomycterus	Bali catshark (A. baliensis) Banded sand catshark (A. fasciatus) Australian marbled catshark (A. macleayi) Eastern banded catshark (A. marnkalha) Coral catshark (A. marmoratus)

Aulohalaelurus	New Caledonia catshark (A. kanakorum) Australian blackspotted catshark (A. labiosus)

Bythaelurus	Arabian catshark (B. alcockii) Dusky catshark (B. canescens) Broadhead cat shark (B. clevai) New Zealand catshark (B. dawsoni) Bristly catshark (B. hispidus) Spotless catshark (B. immaculatus) Sombre catshark (B. incanus) Mud catshark (B. lutarius)

Cephaloscyllium	Whitefin swellshark (C. albipinnum) Circle-blotch pygmy swellshark (C. circulopullum) Cook's swellshark (C. cooki) Reticulated swellshark (C. fasciatum) Formosa swellshark (C. formosanum) Australian reticulate swellshark (C. hicosellum) Draughtsboard shark (C. isabellum) Australian swellshark (C. laticeps) Spotted swellshark (C. maculatum) Leopard-spotted swellshark (C. pardelotum) Painted swellshark (C. pictum) Sarawak pygmy swellshark (C. sarawakensis) Flagtail swellshark (C. signourum) Indian swellshark (C. silasi) Speckled swellshark (C. speccum) Balloon shark (C. sufflans) Blotchy swell shark (C. umbratile) Saddled swellshark (C. variegatum) Swellshark (C. ventriosum) Narrowbar swellshark (C. zebrum)

Cephalurus	Lollipop catshark (C. cephalus)

Figaro	Australian sawtail catshark (F. boardmani) Northern sawtail catshark (F. striatus)

Galeus	Antilles catshark (G. antillensis) Roughtail catshark (G. arae) Atlantic sawtail catshark (G. atlanticus) Longfin sawtail catshark (G. cadenati) Gecko catshark (G. eastmani) Slender sawtail catshark (G. gracilis) Longnose sawtail catshark (G. longirostris) Blackmouth catshark (G. melastomus) Southern sawtail catshark (G. mincaronei) Mouse catshark (G. murinus) Broadfin sawtail catshark (G. nipponensis) Peppered catshark (G. piperatus) African sawtail catshark (G. polli) Phallic catshark (G. priapus) Blacktip sawtail catshark (G. sauteri) Dwarf sawtail catshark (G. schultzi) Springer's sawtail catshark (G. springeri)

Halaelurus	Speckled catshark (H. boesemani) Blackspotted catshark (H. buergeri) Lined catshark (H. lineatus) Indonesian speckled catshark (H. maculosus) Tiger catshark (H. natalensis) Quagga catshark (H. quagga) Rusty catshark (H. sellus)

Haploblepharus	Puffadder shyshark (H. edwardsii) Brown shyshark (H. fuscus) Natal shyshark (H. kistnasamyi) Dark shyshark (H. pictus)

Holohalaelurus	Honeycomb Izak (H. favus) Grinning Izak (H. grennian) Crying Izak (H. melanostigma) White-spotted Izak (H. punctatus) Izak catshark (H. regani)

Parmaturus	White-tip catshark (P. albimarginatus) White-clasper catshark (P. albipenis) Beige catshark (P. bigus) Campeche catshark (P. campechiensis) Velvet catshark (P. lanatus) McMillan's catshark (P. macmillani) Blackgill catshark (P. melanobranchus) Salamander shark (P. pilosus) Filetail catshark (P. xaniurus)

Pentanchus	Onefin catshark (P. profundicolus)

Poroderma	Pyjama shark (P. africanum) Leopard catshark (P. pantherinum)

Schroederichthys	Narrowmouthed catshark (S. bivius) Redspotted catshark (S. chilensis) Narrowtail catshark (S. maculatus) Lizard catshark (S. saurisqualus) Slender catshark (S. tenuis)

Scyliorhinus	Polkadot catshark (S. besnardi) Boa catshark (S. boa) Small-spotted catshark (S. canicula) Yellowspotted catshark (S. capensis) West African catshark (S. cervigoni) Comoro catshark (S. comoroensis) Brownspotted catshark (S. garmani) Freckled catshark (S. haeckelii) Whitesaddled catshark (S. hesperius) Blotched catshark (S. meadi) Chain catshark (S. retifer) Nursehound (S. stellaris) Izu catshark (S. tokubee) Cloudy catshark (S. torazame) Dwarf catshark (S. torrei)

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