Saldanha catshark
| Saldanha catshark | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. saldanha |
| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus saldanha (Barnard, 1925) | |
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| Range of the Saldanha catshark | |
The Saldanha catshark (Apristurus saldanha) is a species of catshark, belonging to the family Scyliorhinidae. This catshark is found from Cape Columbine to south of False Bay in South Africa, between 31 and 40°S. Its length is up to 88 cm. It is a plain, dark grey-brown, stout catshark, with moderately large eyes, a broad snout, and large pectoral fins.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Apristurus saldanha" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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