Kingdom Animalia Subclass Elasmobranchii Order Carcharhiniformes Scientific name Apristurus herklotsi Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Superorder Selachimorpha Family Scyliorhinidae Higher classification Apristurus | |
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Similar Longhead catshark, Flathead catshark, Spongehead catshark, Saldanha catshark, Panama ghost catshark | ||
The longfin catshark (Apristurus herklotsi) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in the western Pacific from Japan to the Philippines, and the East and South China Seas, and the Kyūshū-Palau Ridge, at depths between 530 and 865 m. Its length is up to 48 cm.
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