Pale catshark
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The pale catshark, Apristurus sibogae, is a rare catshark
of the family
Scyliorhinidae, the holotype
and only specimen found on the Makassar Strait
slope at a depth of 655 m. Its length is 21 cm, although this is a juvenile specimen.
The pale catshark is oviparous.
Catshark
Catsharks are ground sharks of the family Scyliorhinidae, with over 150 known species. While they are generally known as catsharks, many species are commonly called dogfish....
of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Scyliorhinidae, the holotype
Holotype
A holotype is a single physical example of an organism, known to have been used when the species was formally described. It is either the single such physical example or one of several such, but explicitly designated as the holotype...
and only specimen found on the Makassar Strait
Makassar Strait
Makassar Strait is a strait between the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi in Indonesia. To the north it joins the Celebes Sea, while to the south it meets the Java Sea.The Mahakam River of Borneo empties into the strait....
slope at a depth of 655 m. Its length is 21 cm, although this is a juvenile specimen.
The pale catshark is oviparous.