Panama ghost catshark
The Panama ghost catshark (Apristurus stenseni) is a lesser known catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. This catshark is only found off Panama, between 9°N and 2°N. The reproduction of the Panama ghost shark is oviparous.
| Panama ghost catshark | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. stenseni |
| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus stenseni (S. Springer, 1979) | |
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Etymology
The catshark is named in honor of Danish geologist and anatomist Niels Stensen (1638-1686), also known as Nicolas Steno.[2]
References
- Concha, F.; Ebert, D.A.; Herman, K.; Kyne, P.M. (2020). "Apristurus stenseni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44574A124433501. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44574A124433501.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- 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. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Apristurus stenseni" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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