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Ghost Catsharks
Apristurus
Apristurus is a genus of catshark, the family Scyliorhinidae, commonly known as the ghost or demon catsharks.
41 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 41 known species
Brown Catshark
speciesApristurus brunneus
Spatulasnout Catshark
speciesApristurus platyrhynchus
Fleshynose Catshark
speciesApristurus melanoasper
Pinocchio Catshark
speciesApristurus australis
Smalleye Catshark
speciesApristurus microps
Bulldog Catshark
speciesApristurus pinguis
South China Catshark
speciesApristurus sinensis
Largenose Catshark
speciesApristurus nasutus
Flathead Catshark
speciesApristurus laurussonii
Roughskin Catshark
speciesApristurus ampliceps
Saldanha Catshark
speciesApristurus saldanha
Deepwater Catshark
speciesApristurus profundorum
White Ghost Catshark
speciesApristurus aphyodes
Humpback Catshark
speciesApristurus gibbosus
Smoothbelly Catshark
speciesApristurus longicephalus
Flathead Catshark
speciesApristurus macrorhynchus
Fedorov's Catshark
speciesApristurus fedorovi
Longfin Catshark
speciesApristurus herklotsi
Longnose Catshark
speciesApristurus kampae
Copy catshark
speciesApristurus iterum
White-bodied Catshark
speciesApristurus albisoma
Smallbelly Catshark
speciesApristurus indicus
Apristurus manocheriani
speciesApristurus manocheriani
Ghost Catshark
speciesApristurus manis
Smalldorsal Catshark
speciesApristurus micropterygeus
Milk-eye Catshark
speciesApristurus nakayai
Broadgill Catshark
speciesApristurus riveri
Pale Catshark
speciesApristurus sibogae
Panama Ghost Catshark
speciesApristurus stenseni
Hoary Catshark
speciesApristurus canutus
Flaccid Catshark
speciesApristurus exsanguis
Garrick's Catshark
speciesApristurus garricki
Broadnose Catshark
speciesApristurus investigatoris
Japanese Catshark
speciesApristurus japonicus
Smallfin Catshark
speciesApristurus parvipinnis
Spongehead Catshark
speciesApristurus spongiceps
Yang's Longnose Catshark
speciesApristurus yangi
Bighead Catshark
speciesApristurus bucephalus
Shortbelly Catshark
speciesApristurus breviventralis
Shortnose Demon Catshark
speciesApristurus internatus
Broadmouth Catshark
speciesApristurus macrostomus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 86573.