Apristurus

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Kingdom Animalia Family Scyliorhinidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus Subclass Elasmobranchii		Superorder Selachimorpha Scientific name Apristurus Higher classification Catshark Order Carcharhiniformes

Lower classifications Brown catshark, Iceland catshark, Longnose catshark, Ghost catshark, Japanese catshark

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)

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)

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)

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)

Apristurus BOLD Systems Taxonomy Browser Apristurus genus

References

Apristurus Wikipedia

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