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Smalleye Catshark
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Smalleye Catshark

Apristurus microps

The smalleye catshark (Apristurus microps) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. This shark is found in the southeast Atlantic at depths between 700 and 2,000 m. It can grow up to 61 cm. The reproduction of this catshark is oviparous.

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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 94457.