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The shark species "Smallbelly catshark"

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Unfortunately, there is not yet a photo of this shark in the database
Unfortunately, there is not yet a photo of this shark in the database
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Smallbelly catshark

Rough area of distribution

Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animals (Animalia)
Phylum:
Vertebrates (Chordata)
Class:
Cartilagenous fishes (Chondrichthyes)
Order:
Ground sharks (Carcharhiniformes)
Family:
Deepwater catsharks (Pentanchidae)
Genus:
Apristurus
Names
Scientific:
Apristurus indicus
English:
Smallbelly catshark
German:
Kleinbäuchiger Katzenhai
French:
Holbiche artouca
Spanish:
Pejegato indico
Appearance
Relatively slender body, with a trunk that tapers slightly toward the head. Very broad, long, bell-shaped snout, (preoral snout about 9 to 10 % of total body length). Small eyes (2 to 3 % of total body length). Large nostrils. Origin of first dorsal fin lightly behind the midbases of the pelvic fins. Origin of second dorsal fin slightly in front of the insertion of the anal fin. Very long and high anal fin. Long and very narrow caudal fin.
Coloration
Brownish to blackish. No conspicuous markings.
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Somalia, Gulf of Aden, Oman.
Biology
Little-known species. Lives in deepwater, close to bottom, at the slopes of the continental shelf between about 1300 to 1850 m.
Diet
Unknown.
Size
Largest specimen was 34 cm, most likely larger, since this specimen was still immature.
Reproduction
Unknown, but most likely oviparous (egg laying).
Similar Species
Other species of the same genus (Apristurus) have a similar appearance and taxonomic features have to be used to clearly distinguish among them.
Vulnerability
Category: Least Concern (LC)
Criteria: -
Last evaluated: 2017
Trend: Unknown




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Danger to Humans
Harmless.

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