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

Smalleye Catshark

Apristurus microps (Gilchrist, 1922)

Also calledHolbiche porc (fra) · Holbiche-porc (fra) · Kleinaugen-Tiefwasserkatzenhai (deu) · Kleinäugiger Katzenhai (deu) · Pejegato Puerco (spa) · Tubarão-gato-de-olho-pequeno (por) · mažaakis juodasis katryklis (lit) · máčka malooká (ces) · tihruaavehai (fin) · Акула кошача чорна дрібноока (ukr) · малоглазая чёрная кошачья акула (rus)

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discussion

Remarks: Apristurus microps was described from South Africa, and is also known from the North Atlantic, but appears to have a disjunct population since there are no confirmed records of this species between the Orange River (NC), South Africa and European Atlantic waters between Scotland and Iceland. Conservation status: LC (2019).

An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa

materials_examined

South Africa voucher material: SAIAB 26318, SAIAB 26319, SAIAB 26320, SAIAB 27439. South African distribution: The Orange River (NC) to at least Cape Agulhas, and possibly to Algoa Bay (EC).

An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2418452.