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Ghost Catsharks
Apristurus
Apristurus is a genus of catshark, the family Scyliorhinidae, commonly known as the ghost or demon catsharks.
41 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 41 known species
Brown Catshark
speciesApristurus brunneus
Spatulasnout Catshark
speciesApristurus platyrhynchus
Pinocchio Catshark
speciesApristurus australis
Smalleye Catshark
speciesApristurus microps
Fleshynose Catshark
speciesApristurus melanoasper
Bulldog Catshark
speciesApristurus pinguis
South China Catshark
speciesApristurus sinensis
Largenose Catshark
speciesApristurus nasutus
Flathead Catshark
speciesApristurus laurussonii
Roughskin Catshark
speciesApristurus ampliceps
Saldanha Catshark
speciesApristurus saldanha
White Ghost Catshark
speciesApristurus aphyodes
Fedorov's Catshark
speciesApristurus fedorovi
Humpback Catshark
speciesApristurus gibbosus
Longfin Catshark
speciesApristurus herklotsi
Smoothbelly Catshark
speciesApristurus longicephalus
Flathead Catshark
speciesApristurus macrorhynchus
Longnose Catshark
speciesApristurus kampae
Deepwater Catshark
speciesApristurus profundorum
Copy catshark
speciesApristurus iterum
White-bodied Catshark
speciesApristurus albisoma
Smallbelly Catshark
speciesApristurus indicus
Apristurus manocheriani
speciesApristurus manocheriani
Bighead Catshark
speciesApristurus bucephalus
Hoary Catshark
speciesApristurus canutus
Flaccid Catshark
speciesApristurus exsanguis
Shortbelly Catshark
speciesApristurus breviventralis
Garrick's Catshark
speciesApristurus garricki
Shortnose Demon Catshark
speciesApristurus internatus
Broadnose Catshark
speciesApristurus investigatoris
Japanese Catshark
speciesApristurus japonicus
Broadmouth Catshark
speciesApristurus macrostomus
Pale Catshark
speciesApristurus sibogae
Ghost Catshark
speciesApristurus manis
Smalldorsal Catshark
speciesApristurus micropterygeus
Milk-eye Catshark
speciesApristurus nakayai
Smallfin Catshark
speciesApristurus parvipinnis
Broadgill Catshark
speciesApristurus riveri
Spongehead Catshark
speciesApristurus spongiceps
Panama Ghost Catshark
speciesApristurus stenseni
Yang's Longnose Catshark
speciesApristurus yangi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 86573.