Apristurus aphyodes

Apristurus aphyodes Nakaya & Stehmann, 1998

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Elasmobranchii (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); aphyodes: Greek for whitish, referring to its pale-gray coloration (See ETYFish).

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

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 1014 - 1800 m (Ref. 31787). Deep-water; 67°N - 57°N

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Northeast Atlantic: Iceland and France.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 56.9  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 53.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 31787)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Body slender and cylindrical. Dermal denticles from dorsolateral side of body small and erect.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Oviparous (Ref. 50449).

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

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Nakaya, K. and M. Stehmann, 1998. A new species of deep-water catshark, Apristurus aphyodes n. sp., from the Eastern North Atlantic (Chondrichthyes: Carchariniformes: Scyliorhinidae). Arch. Fish. Mar. Res. 46(1):77-90. (Ref. 31787)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 30 June 2023

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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