Flaccid catshark

Taxobox
name = Flaccid catshark
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
trend =
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Chondrichthyes
ordo = Carcharhiniformes
familia = Scyliorhinidae
genus = "Apristurus"
species = "A. exsanguis"
binomial = "Apristurus exsanguis"
binomial_authority = Sato, Nakaya & Stewart, 1999The flaccid catshark, "Apristurus exsanguis", is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found only around New Zealand, at depths of between 575 and 1,200 m. Its length is up to 91 cm.

The flaccid catshark has a flaccid, seemingly bloodless, body with a broad flattened head, a moderately elongated snout, and large nostrils. The dorsal fins are similarly sized. There is a very elongated low anal fin separated from an elongated caudal fin by a small notch.

Coloration is pale grey to pale brown.

Reproduction is oviparous, with eggs in large grooved capsules with long tendrils.

References

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* Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, "Sharks of the World", Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 978-0-691-12072-0