Deepwater cat shark

The deepwater catshark, Apristurus profundorum, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in the western Atlantic from Delaware Bay and Suriname, and from the eastern Atlantic from Morocco and northwest Africa.

The Deepwater cat shark lives in the bathydemersal, marine, depth range 1100 - 1750 m environment.

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Common names

Aki-herazame in Japanese (日本語)
Apristurus profundorum in Catalan (Català)
Deep-water catshark in English
deepsea cat shark in English
Deepwater cat shark in English
deepwater catshark in English
Diepwaterkathaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
Holbiche papoila in French (français)
Pejegato abisal in Spanish (español)
Rosette de profondeur in French (français)
深水光尾鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
深水光尾鲨 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Carcharhiniformes
Family : Scyliorhinidae
Genus : Apristurus
Species : Apristurus profundorum
Authority : Goode and Bean, 1896