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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classElasmobranchii
  4. ›orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. ›familyScyliorhinidae
  6. ›genusApristurus
Apristurus kampae
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IUCN LC · Least concern

Longnose Catshark

Apristurus kampae Taylor, 1972

Also calledHolbiche Tapir (fra) · Langnasiger Katzenhai (deu) · Langsnuitkathaai (nld) · Pejegato Trompudo (spa) · Tubarão-gato-de-guyot (por) · máčka dlouhonosá (ces) · Калифорнийская чёрная кошачья акула (rus) · カンパヘラザメ (jpn)

First described in: Taylor, Leighton R., Jr. 1972. Apristurus kampae, a new species of scyliorhinid shark from the eastern Pacific Ocean. Copeia 1972(1): 71-78.

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description

Longnose Cat Shark. To 72.0 cm (28.3 in) TL (NWFSC-FRAM). Washington (48 ° 00 ’ N) (Bradburn et al. 2011) to Gulf of California (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983); Peru (Ebert 2016). An Islas Galápagos record may be an undescribed species (Grove and Lavenberg 1997). Depth: 177 – 1,888 m (581 – 6,193 ft) (min.: Weigman 2016; max.: Compagno 1984).

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2418423.