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Elasmobranchii (tubarões e raias) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks)
Etymology: Apristurus: a-, Latin privative, i.e., without; pristis, from pristes (Gr.), sawyer (but here meaning saw); oura (Gr.), tail, referring to absence of saw-toothed crest of enlarged dermal denticles along upper edge of caudal fin as found in the closely related Pristiurus (=Galeus). (See ETYFish); gibbosus: Latin for very crooked or humpbacked, referring to its convex dorsal outline. (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marinhas batidemersal; intervalo de profundidade ? - 913 m (Ref. 13119). Deep-water

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Northwest Pacific: off Zhujiang, South China Sea (Ref. 26282). Presence in the Western Central Pacific is uncertain (Ref. 11146).

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 388 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 13119); 410.0 cm TL (female)

Oviparous (Ref. 50449).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas

Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).

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Meng, Q, Y. Chu and S. Li, 1985. Description of four new species of Scyliorhinidae from depths of the South China Sea. Oceanol. Limnol. Sin. 16(1):49-50. (Ref. 13119)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)

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Apristurus gibbosus Meng, Chu & Li, 1985