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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Scyliorhinidae (Cat sharks)
Etymology: Apristurus: Greek, a = without + Greek, pristis = saw + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335); exsanguis: Named in reference to its characteristic pale coloration and flaccid body.

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Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 560 - 1200 m (Ref. 40896). Deep-water, preferred ?

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Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ?, range 65 - 70 cm
Max length : 90.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40896)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Spiral valve turns 12-15; monospondylous vertebrae 40-47; nostril diameter always greater than inter-nostril width; posterior tip of pectoral fin anterior to mid-point of paired fin interspace; the distance between axils of dorsal fins about equal to the anal fin base length; area of the first dorsal fin equal to or slightly less than the area of second; anal fin low with a moderately long base. Pale gray to pale brown in color.

Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.

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

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Sato, K., K. Nakaya and A.L. Stewart, 1999. A new species of the deep-water catshark genus Apristurus from New Zealand waters (Chondrichthyes: Scyliorhinidae). J. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 29(4):325-335. (Ref. 40896)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00324 (0.00157 - 0.00666), b=3.11 (2.93 - 3.29), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278): 4.0 ±0.4 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278): Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec assumed to be <10).

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): High vulnerability (59 of 100) .

Entered by Garilao, Cristina V.

Modified by Ortañez, Auda Kareen

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