White-bodied catshark
White-bodied catshark | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
Genus: | Apristurus |
Species: | A. albisoma
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Binomial name | |
Apristurus albisoma | |
The white-bodied catshark (Apristurus albisoma) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae.
Description
This shark is coloured whitish to light grey.[2]
Distribution
This species is found in the western Pacific.
Conservation status
Although this species has been classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as of least concern, there is a worry that this species may be taken as un-utilised bycatch by deepwater trawl fisheries and that, like other deepwater species, it may not be sufficiently fecund to withstand exploitation pressure in these fisheries.[1] The New Zealand Department of Conservation has classified the white-bodied catshark as "Data deficient" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[4]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ OCLC 908128805.
- ^ Pollerspöck, Jürgen; Straube, Nicolas (February 2019). "Apristurus albisoma". shark-references.com. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- OCLC 1042901090.