Apristurus | |
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Above: Deepwater catshark (A. profundorum) Below: Ghost catshark (A. manis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
Genus: | Apristurus Garman, 1913 |
Type species | |
Scylliorhinus indicus Brauer, 1906
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Synonyms | |
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Apristurus is a genus of catsharks, the family Scyliorhinidae, commonly known as the ghost or demon catsharks.