Kingdom Animalia Family Scyliorhinidae Scientific name Apristurus aphyodes Higher classification Apristurus Order Carcharhiniformes | Superorder Selachimorpha Genus Apristurus Phylum Chordata Rank Species Subclass Elasmobranchii | |
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Similar Panama ghost catshark, Pale catshark, Asymbolus funebris, Longnose catshark, Longfin catshark | ||
The white ghost catshark (Apristurus aphyodes) is a shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in deep water in the northeast Atlantic between latitudes 57°N and 58°N. A deep-water catshark known from the eastern North Atlantic from depths of 1,014 to 1,800 m, it is known from only a limited number of specimens. It reaches a maximum of 54 cm total length, but little known of its biology.
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