Longfin catshark
The longfin catshark (Apristurus herklotsi) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in the western Pacific from Japan to the Philippines, and the East and South China Seas, and the Kyūshū-Palau Ridge, at depths between 530 and 865 m. Its length is up to 48 cm.
| Longfin catshark | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. herklotsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus herklotsi (Fowler, 1934) | |
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Etymology
The Catshark is named in honor of botanist and ornithologist G. A. C. Herklots (1902-1986) of the University of Hong Kong.[2]
References
- Rigby, C.L.; Bin Ali, A.; Bineesh, K.K.; Chen, X.; Dharmadi, Ebert, D.A.; Fahmi, Fernando, D.; Gautama, D.A.; Ho, H.; Hsu, H.; Maung, A.; Tanay, D.; Utzurrum, J.A.T.; Yuneni, R.R.; Zhang, J.; Herman, K.; Derrick, D. (2020). "Apristurus herklotsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44212A124430498. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44212A124430498.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CARCHARHINIFORMES (Ground Sharks): Families PENTANCHIDAE, SCYLIORHINIDAE, PROSCYLLIIDAE, PSEUDOTRIAKIDAE, LEPTOCHARIIDAE, TRIAKIDAE, HEMIGALEIDAE, CARCHARHINIDAE and SPHYRNIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Apristurus herklotsi" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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