South China catshark
| South China catshark | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. sinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus sinensis Y. T. Chu & A. S. Hu, 1981 | |
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The South China catshark (Apristurus sinensis) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae, known only from the holotype, which was taken from the South China Sea at a depth of 537 m. Its length is 42 cm, but this measurement was taken from an immature specimen. The reproduction of the South China catshark is oviparous.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Apristurus sinensis" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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