Apristurus longicephalus

Nakaya, 1975

Longhead catshark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Pentanchidae

Reference of the original description

Nakaya, K. (1975)
Taxonomy, comparative anatomy and phylogeny of Japanese catsharks, Scyliorhinidae. Memoirs of the Faculty of Fishery of the Hokkaido University, 23, 1–94

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Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Pentanchus longicephalus

Types
Apristurus longicephalus
Holotype: HUMZ: 42399;

Description :

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Common names
spa

Pejegato cabezón, $fra $T$$ Holbiche à grande tête, eng

Longhead cat shark, eng

Longhead catshark, eng

Smooth-belly catshark

Short Description
Grey-black, without conspicuous markings [517].

Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Seychelles, Japan, East China Sea, Philippines, and Australia. New specimens were caught off western New Caledonia (Coriolis Bank, Lansdowne Bank, Lord Howe Ridge and Fairway Ridge) and off Mozambique (Ref. 53905). Source: www.gbif.org

Human uses
fisheries: minor commercial; price category: low; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family

Biology
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. First record of a cartilaginous fish manifesting hermaphroditism which is further classified as rudimentary hermaphroditism (Ref. 53905). Occurs on the continental slope (Ref. 75154).

Size / Weight / Age
60.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 559))

Habitat
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 680 - 900 m [1388]

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=327;