Apristurus manocheriani | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
Genus: | Apristurus |
Species: | A. manocheriani
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Binomial name | |
Apristurus manocheriani |
Apristurus manocheriani, also known by its common name Manocherian's catshark, is a species from the genus Apristurus. [1] This species was originally described by Justin A. Cordova and David A. Ebert in 2021. [1]
The cat shark is named in honor of Greg Manocherian (b. 1967), an American philanthropist, because of his commitment to shark conservation and research. [2]
The species is a Catshark with a "porcelain" white body color with a pink tint, it has a maximum total length of at least 558 mm for males and 495 mm for females. [1]
Apristurus manocheriani is only found in the southwest Indian Ocean [1]
The species is part of the Apristurus spongiceps subgroup [3] of the Genus Apristurus.
Apristurus manocheriani | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
Genus: | Apristurus |
Species: | A. manocheriani
|
Binomial name | |
Apristurus manocheriani |
Apristurus manocheriani, also known by its common name Manocherian's catshark, is a species from the genus Apristurus. [1] This species was originally described by Justin A. Cordova and David A. Ebert in 2021. [1]
The cat shark is named in honor of Greg Manocherian (b. 1967), an American philanthropist, because of his commitment to shark conservation and research. [2]
The species is a Catshark with a "porcelain" white body color with a pink tint, it has a maximum total length of at least 558 mm for males and 495 mm for females. [1]
Apristurus manocheriani is only found in the southwest Indian Ocean [1]
The species is part of the Apristurus spongiceps subgroup [3] of the Genus Apristurus.