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Hoary Catshark
Apristurus canutus
The hoary catshark (Apristurus canutus) is a shark of the family Pentanchidae, also called the deepwater catsharks. This species is found in the western central Atlantic in the Caribbean, at depths between 521 and 915 m (1,709 and 3,002 ft). Its length is up to 45.5 cm (17.9 in). The hoary catshark is oviparous; it reproduces by laying eggs.
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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 94441.