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Atlantic Ghost catshark
No image of Atlantic Ghost catshark found in the Shark Database
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| Systematics |
Phylum: Vertebates (Chordata)
Class: Carlilagenous Fishes (Chondrichthyes)
Order: Ground sharks (Carcharhiniformes)
Family: Catsharks (Scyliorhinidae)
Genus: Apristurus (Apristurus)
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| Name |
| Scientific: | Apristurus atlanticus |
| German: | Atlantischer Geister-Katzenhai |
| English: | Atlantic Ghost catshark, Atlantic catshark |
| French: | Holbiche atlantique |
| Spanish: | Pejegato atlántico |
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| Appearance |
Big snout, enlarged nostrils. Big eyes. Two small dorsal fins. Relatively large anal fin with a broad base.
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| Coloration |
Brown. Fins with dark edges. Dark gill slits.
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| Distribution |
Eastern Atlantic: Madeira. Other areas are not confirmed.
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| Biology |
A very little-known species. Seems to prefer deeper water.
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| Feeding |
Unknown. Most likely invertebrates and probably small fishes.
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| Reproduction |
Unknown, most likely oviparous (egg laying).
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| Similar Species |
Other species have a similar appearance and taxonomic features have to be used to clearly differentiate between the species.
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| Endangerment |
Status in the IUCN
Red List(Version 2001):
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 DD (Data Deficient) |
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| Danger to Humans |
Harmless.
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