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Pentanchidae
Smallfin catshark
Apristurus parvipinnis
Second dorsal fin distinctly larger than the first
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Central America and the Caribbean
- North America
- South America
- Elongated
- Medium
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Elongated
MediumSmallfin catshark is a marine fish from Western Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 48 cm.
- Class
- Sharks and Rays
- Order
- Ground Sharks
- Family
- Pentanchidae
- Genus
- Apristurus
- Maximum length
- 48 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Western Atlantic: northeastern Gulf of Mexico off Florida, Gulf of Campeche, Panama, Colombia, and off French Guiana. Had been originally termed Apristurus indicus by Springer (1966) but apparently not conspecific with the Indian Ocean species.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Water
Conservation status
