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Apristurus brunneus (Gilbert, 1892)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Dark brown, with conspicuous light posterior margin on fins (Ref. 247).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Carcharhiniformes

Family: Pentanchidae

Genus: Apristurus

Species: Apristurus brunneus (Gilbert, 1892)

Climate Zone

  • Subtropical

    • Location

  • Eastern Pacific: British Columbia, Canada to northern Baja California, Mexico. Probably south to Panama, Ecuador, and Peru.

    • Biology

    Inhabits the outer continental shelf and upper slope (Ref. 244). Found over muddy or sandy bottoms (Ref. 27436). Feeds on small true shrimps, euphausiid shrimps, squids, and small fishes (Ref. 244). Oviparous (Ref. 50449).

    Habitat

    demersal

    Conservation Status

    Data deficient

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless