Kingdom Animalia Subclass Elasmobranchii Order Carcharhiniformes Scientific name Apristurus riveri Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Superorder Selachimorpha Family Scyliorhinidae Higher classification Apristurus | |
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Similar Spongehead catshark, Saldanha catshark, Longfin catshark, Panama ghost catshark, Flathead catshark | ||
The broadgill catshark (Apristurus riveri) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, between 30°N and 9° N, on the continental slopes at depths between 700 and 1,500 m. Its length is up to 46 cm. The reproduction of the broadgill catshark is oviparous.
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