Apristurus
Genus of sharks
| 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 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Apristurus is a genus of catsharks, the family Scyliorhinidae, commonly known as the ghost or demon catsharks.
Species
The 39 currently recognized species in this genus are:[1][2][3]
- Apristurus albisoma Nakaya & Séret, 1999 (white-bodied catshark)
- Apristurus ampliceps Sasahara, Sato & Nakaya, 2008 (roughskin catshark)
- Apristurus aphyodes Nakaya & Stehmann, 1998 (white ghost catshark)
- Apristurus australis Sato Nakaya & Yorozu, 2008 (Pinocchio catshark)
- Apristurus breviventralis Kawauchi, Weigmann & Nakaya, 2014 (shortbelly catshark) [4]
- Apristurus brunneus C. H. Gilbert, 1892 (brown catshark)
- Apristurus bucephalus W. T. White, Last & Pogonoski, 2008 (bighead catshark)
- Apristurus canutus S. Springer & Heemstra, 1979 (hoary catshark)
- Apristurus exsanguis Sato, Nakaya & A. L. Stewart, 1999 (flaccid catshark)
- Apristurus fedorovi Dolganov, 1985 (Fedorov's catshark)
- Apristurus garricki Sato, Stewart & Nakaya, 2013 (Garrick's catshark) [5]
- Apristurus gibbosus Y. T. Chu, Q. W. Meng & S. Li, 1985 (humpback catshark)
- Apristurus herklotsi Fowler, 1934 (longfin catshark)
- Apristurus indicus A. B. Brauer, 1906 (smallbelly catshark)
- Apristurus internatus S. M. Deng, G. Q. Xiong & H. X. Zhan, 1988 (shortnose demon catshark)
- Apristurus investigatoris Misra, 1962 (broadnose catshark)
- Apristurus japonicus Nakaya, 1975 (Japanese catshark)
- Apristurus kampae L. R. Taylor, 1972 (longnose catshark)
- Apristurus laurussonii Sæmundsson, 1922 (Iceland catshark)
- Apristurus longicephalus Nakaya, 1975 (longhead catshark)
- Apristurus macrorhynchus S. Tanaka (I), 1909 (flathead catshark)
- Apristurus macrostomus Q. W. Meng, Y. T. Chu & S. Li, 1985 (broadmouth catshark)
- Apristurus manis S. Springer, 1979 (ghost catshark)
- Apristurus manocheriani Cordova & Ebert 2021, (Manocherian's Catshark)
- Apristurus melanoasper Iglésias, Nakaya & Stehmann, 2004 (black roughscale catshark)
- Apristurus microps Gilchrist, 1922 (smalleye catshark)
- Apristurus micropterygeus Q. W. Meng, Y. T. Chu & S. Li, 1986 (smalldorsal catshark)
- Apristurus nakayai Iglésias, 2013 (milk-eye catshark) [6]
- Apristurus nasutus F. de Buen, 1959 (largenose catshark)
- Apristurus ovicorrugatus White, O'Neill, Devloo-Delva, Nakaya & Iglésias, 2023 (ridged-egg catshark)
- Apristurus parvipinnis S. Springer, 1979 & Heemstra, 1979 (smallfin catshark)
- Apristurus pinguis S. M. Deng, G. Q. Xiong & H. X. Zhan, 1983 (bulldog catshark)
- Apristurus platyrhynchus S. Tanaka (I), 1909 (spatulasnout catshark or Borneo catshark)
- Apristurus profundorum Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (deepwater catshark)
- Apristurus riveri Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944 (broadgill catshark)
- Apristurus saldanha Barnard, 1925 (Saldanha catshark)
- †Apristurus sereti ADNET, 2006[7]
- Apristurus sibogae M. C. W. Weber, 1913 (pale catshark)
- Apristurus sinensis Y. T. Chu & A. S. Hu, 1981 (South China catshark)
- Apristurus spongiceps C. H. Gilbert, 1905 (spongehead catshark)
- Apristurus stenseni S. Springer, 1979, 1979 (Panama ghost catshark)
- Apristurus sp. X Not yet described (Galbraith's catshark)
- Apristurus sp. 3 Not yet described (black wonder catshark)
- Apristurus sp. nov. Not yet described (white-edged catshark)
- Apristurus sp. Not yet described (gray ghost catshark)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Apristurus in FishBase. January 2017 version.
- ^ S Weigmann (10 February 2016). "Annotated checklist of the living sharks, batoids and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of the world, with a focus on biogeographical diversity". Journal of Fish Biology. 88 (3): 837–1037. doi:10.1111/JFB.12874. ISSN 0022-1112. PMID 26860638. Wikidata Q35918688.
- ^ JUSTIN A. CORDOVA; DAVID A. EBERT (7 July 2021). "Apristurus manocheriani (Carcharhiniformes: Pentanchidae), a new species of catshark from the Southwest Indian Ocean" (PDF). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. 38. doi:10.5281/ZENODO.5081131. ISSN 1937-7835. Wikidata Q107529870.
- ^ Kawauchi, J.; Weigmann, S. & Nakaya, K. (2014). "Apristurus breviventralis, a new species of deep-water catshark (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from the Gulf of Aden" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3881 (1): 1–16. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3881.1.1. PMID 25543616.
- ^ Sato, K., Stewart, A.L. & Nakaya, K. (2013): Apristurus garricki sp. nov., a new deep-water catshark from the northern New Zealand waters (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae). Marine Biology Research, 9 (8): 758-767.
- ^ Iglésias, S.P. (2013): Apristurus nakayai sp. nov., a new species of deepwater catshark (Chondrichthyes: Pentanchidae) from New Caledonia. Cybium, 36 (4): 511-519.
- ^ "Extinct - valid species | Species | Shark-References". shark-references.com. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
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Extant catshark species
- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Chordata
- Class Chondrichthyes
- Subclass Elasmobranchii
- Subdivision Selachii
- Order Carcharhiniformes
- Flatnose cat shark (A. acanutus)
- A. albisoma
- A. aphyodes
- Brown catshark (A. brunneus)
- Hoary catshark (A. canutus)
- Flaccid catshark (A. exsanguis)
- A. fedorovi
- Humpback cat shark (A. gibbosus)
- Longfin catshark (A. herklotsi)
- Smallbelly catshark (A. indicus)
- A. internatus
- Broadnose catshark (A. investigatoris)
- Japanese catshark (A. japonicus)
- Longnose catshark (A. kampae)
- Iceland catshark (A. laurussonii)
- Longhead catshark (A. longicephalus)
- Flathead catshark (A. macrorhynchus)
- Broadmouth cat shark (A. macrostomus)
- Ghost catshark (A. manis)
- Black roughscale catshark (A. melanoasper)
- Smalleye catshark (A. microps)
- Smalldorsal cat shark (A. micropterygeus)
- Largenose catshark (A. nasutus)
- Smallfin catshark (A. parvipinnis)
- A. pinguis
- Spatulasnout catshark (A. platyrhynchus)
- Deepwater catshark (A. profundorum)
- Broadgill catshark (A. riveri)
- Saldanha catshark (A. saldanha)
- Pale catshark (A. sibogae)
- South China catshark (A. sinensis)
- Spongehead catshark (A. spongiceps)
- Panama ghost catshark (A. stenseni)
- Australian spotted catshark (A. analis)
- Blotched catshark (A. funebris)
- Western spotted catshark (A. occiduus)
- Pale spotted catshark (A. pallidus)
- Dwarf catshark (A. parvus)
- Orange spotted catshark (A. rubiginosus)
- Variegated catshark (A. submaculatus)
- Gulf catshark (A. vincenti)
- Bali catshark (A. baliensis)
- Banded sand catshark (A. fasciatus)
- Australian marbled catshark (A. macleayi)
- Eastern banded catshark (A. marnkalha)
- Coral catshark (A. marmoratus)
- New Caledonia catshark (A. kanakorum)
- Australian blackspotted catshark (A. labiosus)
- Arabian catshark (B. alcockii)
- Dusky catshark (B. canescens)
- Broadhead cat shark (B. clevai)
- New Zealand catshark (B. dawsoni)
- Bristly catshark (B. hispidus)
- Spotless catshark (B. immaculatus)
- Sombre catshark (B. incanus)
- Mud catshark (B. lutarius)
- Whitefin swellshark (C. albipinnum)
- Circle-blotch pygmy swellshark (C. circulopullum)
- Cook's swellshark (C. cooki)
- Reticulated swellshark (C. fasciatum)
- Formosa swellshark (C. formosanum)
- Australian reticulate swellshark (C. hicosellum)
- Draughtsboard shark (C. isabellum)
- Australian swellshark (C. laticeps)
- Spotted swellshark (C. maculatum)
- Leopard-spotted swellshark (C. pardelotum)
- Painted swellshark (C. pictum)
- Sarawak pygmy swellshark (C. sarawakensis)
- Flagtail swellshark (C. signourum)
- Indian swellshark (C. silasi)
- Speckled swellshark (C. speccum)
- Balloon shark (C. sufflans)
- Blotchy swell shark (C. umbratile)
- Saddled swellshark (C. variegatum)
- Swellshark (C. ventriosum)
- Narrowbar swellshark (C. zebrum)
- Lollipop catshark (C. cephalus)
- Australian sawtail catshark (F. boardmani)
- Northern sawtail catshark (F. striatus)
- Antilles catshark (G. antillensis)
- Roughtail catshark (G. arae)
- Atlantic sawtail catshark (G. atlanticus)
- Longfin sawtail catshark (G. cadenati)
- Gecko catshark (G. eastmani)
- Slender sawtail catshark (G. gracilis)
- Longnose sawtail catshark (G. longirostris)
- Blackmouth catshark (G. melastomus)
- Southern sawtail catshark (G. mincaronei)
- Mouse catshark (G. murinus)
- Broadfin sawtail catshark (G. nipponensis)
- Peppered catshark (G. piperatus)
- African sawtail catshark (G. polli)
- Phallic catshark (G. priapus)
- Blacktip sawtail catshark (G. sauteri)
- Dwarf sawtail catshark (G. schultzi)
- Springer's sawtail catshark (G. springeri)
- Speckled catshark (H. boesemani)
- Blackspotted catshark (H. buergeri)
- Lined catshark (H. lineatus)
- Indonesian speckled catshark (H. maculosus)
- Tiger catshark (H. natalensis)
- Quagga catshark (H. quagga)
- Rusty catshark (H. sellus)
- Puffadder shyshark (H. edwardsii)
- Brown shyshark (H. fuscus)
- Natal shyshark (H. kistnasamyi)
- Dark shyshark (H. pictus)
- Honeycomb Izak (H. favus)
- Grinning Izak (H. grennian)
- Crying Izak (H. melanostigma)
- White-spotted Izak (H. punctatus)
- Izak catshark (H. regani)
- White-tip catshark (P. albimarginatus)
- White-clasper catshark (P. albipenis)
- Beige catshark (P. bigus)
- Campeche catshark (P. campechiensis)
- Velvet catshark (P. lanatus)
- McMillan's catshark (P. macmillani)
- Blackgill catshark (P. melanobranchus)
- Salamander shark (P. pilosus)
- Filetail catshark (P. xaniurus)
- Onefin catshark (P. profundicolus)
- Pyjama shark (P. africanum)
- Leopard catshark (P. pantherinum)
- Narrowmouthed catshark (S. bivius)
- Redspotted catshark (S. chilensis)
- Narrowtail catshark (S. maculatus)
- Lizard catshark (S. saurisqualus)
- Slender catshark (S. tenuis)
- Polkadot catshark (S. besnardi)
- Boa catshark (S. boa)
- Small-spotted catshark (S. canicula)
- Yellowspotted catshark (S. capensis)
- West African catshark (S. cervigoni)
- Comoro catshark (S. comoroensis)
- Brownspotted catshark (S. garmani)
- Cinder cloudy catshark (S. hachijoensis)
- Freckled catshark (S. haeckelii)
- Whitesaddled catshark (S. hesperius)
- Blotched catshark (S. meadi)
- Chain catshark (S. retifer)
- Nursehound (S. stellaris)
- Izu catshark (S. tokubee)
- Cloudy catshark (S. torazame)
- Dwarf catshark (S. torrei)
