Kingdom Animalia Subclass Elasmobranchii Order Carcharhiniformes Scientific name Apristurus nasutus Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Superorder Selachimorpha Family Scyliorhinidae Higher classification Apristurus | |
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Similar Longfin catshark, Spongehead catshark, Saldanha catshark, Panama ghost catshark, Flathead catshark | ||
The largenose catshark (Apristurus nasutus) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. The largenose catshark is found on the upper continental slopes in the eastern Pacific, from the Gulf of Panama to Ecuador and central Chile, between 9°N and 28°S. It can grow up to 70 cm. Its reproduction is oviparous.
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