Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. A stout, plain catshark with small eyes, a long thick and broad snout, and long labial furrows; mouth projecting well in front of eyes; pectoral fins very short (Ref. 5578). Uniformly black or dark to medium brown or grey; no markings (Ref. 5578).

Common Names

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قِرش قِطّ صغير العينين , Arabic , Saudi Arabia

Kleinoogkathaai , Dutch , Netherlands

Smalleye cat shark , English , South Africa

Smalleye catshark , English , UK

Pisisilm-musthai , Estonian , Estonia

Holbiche porc , French , Global

Kleinaugen-Tiefwasserkatzenhai , German , Germany

小眼光尾鯊 , Mandarin Chinese , China

小眼光尾鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Pejegato puerco , Spanish , Spain

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Carcharhiniformes

Family: Pentanchidae

Genus: Apristurus

Species: Apristurus microps (Gilchrist, 1922)

Climate Zone

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bathydemersal

Location

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Southeast Atlantic: off the Orange River to Cape Agulhas, South Africa. Elsewhere known from the North Atlantic.

Biology

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Found on the continental slope, on or near the bottom (Ref. 244). Feeds on small bony fish, shrimp, squid, and possibly other sharks (Ref. 5578). Oviparous (Ref. 50449).

Habitat

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bathydemersal

Conservation Status

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Least Concern

Threat to Humans

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Harmless