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Spatulasnout catshark

Spatulasnout catshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Apristurus
Species:
A. platyrhynchus
Binomial name
Apristurus platyrhynchus

The spatulasnout catshark (Apristurus platyrhynchus), also known as the Borneo catshark or flatnose catshark, is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found in the western Pacific between 35°N and 1° N. Its length is up to 80 cm.

  1. ^ Duffy, C.A.J.; Huveneers, C. (2015). "Apristurus platyrhynchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T44223A70709037. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T44223A70709037.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

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