- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumChordata
- ›classElasmobranchii
- ›orderCarcharhiniformes
- ›familyScyliorhinidae
- ›genusApristurus
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Smalleye Catshark
Apristurus microps (Gilchrist, 1922)
Also calledHolbiche porc (fra) · Holbiche-porc (fra) · Kleinaugen-Tiefwasserkatzenhai (deu) · Kleinäugiger Katzenhai (deu) · Pejegato Puerco (spa) · Tubarão-gato-de-olho-pequeno (por) · mažaakis juodasis katryklis (lit) · máčka malooká (ces) · tihruaavehai (fin) · Акула кошача чорна дрібноока (ukr) · малоглазая чёрная кошачья акула (rus)
The smalleye catshark (Apristurus microps) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. This shark is found in the southeast Atlantic at depths between 700 and 2,000 m. It can grow up to 61 cm. The reproduction of this catshark is oviparous.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Remarks: Apristurus microps was described from South Africa, and is also known from the North Atlantic, but appears to have a disjunct population since there are no confirmed records of this species between the Orange River (NC), South Africa and European Atlantic waters between Scotland and Iceland. Conservation status: LC (2019).
An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa
materials_examined
South Africa voucher material: SAIAB 26318, SAIAB 26319, SAIAB 26320, SAIAB 27439. South African distribution: The Orange River (NC) to at least Cape Agulhas, and possibly to Algoa Bay (EC).
An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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Every page naming Apristurus microps in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2418452.