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Smallfin catshark

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

Order
  
Carcharhiniformes

Scientific name
  
Apristurus parvipinnis

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Superorder
  
Selachimorpha

Family
  
Scyliorhinidae

Higher classification
  
Apristurus

Smallfin catshark

Similar
  
Longfin catshark, Saldanha catshark, Spongehead catshark, Panama ghost catshark, Flathead catshark

The smallfin catshark (Apristurus parvipinnis) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae in the order Carcharhiniformes, found in the western Atlantic at depths between 635 and 1,115 m. Its length is up to 48 cm.

References

Smallfin catshark Wikipedia


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