The shortbelly catshark (Apristurus breviventralis) is a shark of the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. It is found in the Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean. This species most closely resembles the western Atlantic species Apristurus canutus, but is distinguishable in having greater nostril length than internarial width and longer claspers in adult males.[2]
| Shortbelly catshark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Pentanchidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. breviventralis
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| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus breviventralis | |
References
edit- ^ Ebert, D.A.; Akhilesh, K.V.; Khan, M.; Ali, M. (2017). "Apristurus breviventralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103055459A109922488. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T103055459A109922488.en.
- ^ Kawauchi, J., Weigmann, S. & Nakaya, K. (2014): Apristurus breviventralis, a new species of deep-water catshark (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from the Gulf of Aden. Zootaxa, 3881 (1): 1–16.
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