Hoary catshark

Hoary catshark
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Family:	Pentanchidae
Genus:	Apristurus
Species:	A. canutus
Binomial name
Apristurus canutus S. Springer & Heemstra, 1979

The hoary catshark (Apristurus canutus) is a shark of the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. This species is found in the western central Atlantic in the Caribbean, at depths between 521 and 915 m (1,709 and 3,002 ft). Its length is up to 45.5 cm (17.9 in). The reproduction of this catshark is oviparous.

References

1. Kyne, P.M.; Crysler, Z.; Herman, K. (2020). "Apristurus canutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44572A124433268. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44572A124433268.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Apristurus canutus". FishBase. July 2006 version.
• Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2