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smalleye catshark (Apristurus microps)
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Pentanchidae

smalleye catshark

Apristurus microps

Small eyes descending two thousand meters

  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • Elongated
  • Large

smalleye catshark is a marine fish of Southeast Atlantic. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 61 cm.

Maximum length
61 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Southeast Atlantic: off the Orange River to Cape Agulhas, South Africa. Elsewhere known from the North Atlantic.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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