Smalldorsal cat shark

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Smalldorsal cat shark
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Carcharhiniformes Family: Scyliorhinidae Genus: Apristurus Species: A. micropterygeus
Binomial name
Apristurus micropterygeus Meng, Chu & Li, 1986

The smalldorsal cat shark, Apristurus micropterygeus, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in the South China Sea, at depths down to 915 m. Its length is up to 37 cm.

The smalldorsal catshark is oviparous.

[edit] See also

• List of sharks

[edit] References

• "Apristurus micropterygeus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.