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Apristurus investigatoris (Misra, 1962)

Description

Common Names

  • قِرش قِطّ كبير الأَنف , Arabic , Saudi Arabia
  • Breedsnuitkathaai , Dutch , Netherlands
  • Broadnose cat shark , English , South Africa
  • Broadnose catshark , English , Global
  • Lainina-musthai , Estonian , Estonia
  • Holbiche platnez , French , Global
  • 宽吻光尾鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 宽吻光尾鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 寬吻光尾鯊 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Pejegato ñato , Spanish , Spain

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Elasmobranchii

    Order: Carcharhiniformes

    Family: Pentanchidae

    Genus: Apristurus

    Species: Apristurus investigatoris (Misra, 1962)

    Climate Zone

  • bathydemersal

    • Location

  • Eastern Indian Ocean: known only from the type locality, the Andaman Sea. Reported from India (Ref. 45255).

    • Biology

    Known only from the holotype. Maximum length presumably comes from an immature specimen. Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Not utilized at present.

    Habitat

    bathydemersal