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Bighead catshark

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Bighead catshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Pentanchidae
Genus: Apristurus
Species:
A. bucephalus
Binomial name
Apristurus bucephalus
Distribution of the bighead catshark

The bighead catshark (Apristurus bucephalus) is a species of fish in the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. This species is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is the open seas. It belongs to a genus of poorly known deep-water catsharks, and is recorded from only three specimens taken off Perth, Western Australia. This species could be rare or uncommon, and the effects of fisheries are unknown, though if its biology is like other deep-water shark species, it may not be sufficiently fecund to withstand exploitation pressures.

References

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  1. ^ Lisney, T.J.; Cavanagh, R.D. (2015). "Apristurus bucephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T42703A68608866. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T42703A68608866.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.