White-bodied catshark
The white-bodied catshark (Apristurus albisoma) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae.
| White-bodied catshark | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. albisoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus albisoma Nakaya & Séret, 1999 | |
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Description
This shark is coloured whitish to light grey.[2]
Distribution
This species is found in the western Pacific.[3] The area of occupancy of this small benthic endemic shark was presumed very limited (less than 2,000 km²), being restricted to a narrow depth band on insular and seamount slopes near New Caledonia.[2] However this species has been collected in waters of the north of New Zealand on the West Norfolk Ridge.[2]
Conservation status
Although this species has been classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as of least concern, there is a worry that this species may be taken as un-utilised bycatch by deepwater trawl fisheries and that, like other deepwater species, it may not be sufficiently fecund to withstand exploitation pressure in these fisheries.[1] The New Zealand Department of Conservation has classified the white-bodied catshark as "Data deficient" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[4]
References
- Kyne, P.M.; Fowler, S.L. (2015). "Apristurus albisoma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T41718A68608640. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41718A68608640.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Roberts, Clive; Stewart, A. L.; Struthers, Carl D.; Barker, Jeremy; Kortet, Salme; Freeborn, Michelle (2015). The fishes of New Zealand. Vol. 2. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Papa Press. p. 78. ISBN 9780994104168. OCLC 908128805.
- Pollerspöck, Jürgen; Straube, Nicolas (February 2019). "Apristurus albisoma". shark-references.com. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- Duffy, Clinton A. J.; Francis, Malcolm; Dunn, M. R.; Finucci, Brit; Ford, Richard; Hitchmough, Rod; Rolfe, Jeremy (2016). Conservation status of New Zealand chondrichthyans (chimaeras, sharks and rays), 2016 (PDF). Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. p. 8. ISBN 9781988514628. OCLC 1042901090.