Apristurus nasutus
DE BUEN, 1959
Largenose catshark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Pentanchidae
Reference of the original description
Notas preliminares sobre la fauna marina preabismal de Chile, con descripción de una familia de rayas, dos géneros y siete especies nuevos. Boletin del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Santiago, 27 (3): 171–201
Notas preliminares sobre la fauna marina preabismal de Chile, con descripción de una familia de rayas, dos géneros y siete especies nuevos. Boletin del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Santiago, 27 (3): 171–201
Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Apristurus cf. nasutus
Apristurus cf. nasutus
Description :
Citation: Apristurus nasutus DE BUEN, 1959: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 01/2021
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Apristurus nasutus DE BUEN, 1959, © FAO, www.fish-base.org

Apristurus nasutus DE BUEN, 1959, © FAO, www.fish-base.org
Common names
Pejegato hocicón,
Tiburón negro narigón,
Holbiche cyrano,
Largenose cat shark,
Largenose catshark





Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Gulf of Panama, Ecuador and central Chile. Also nominally recorded from the northeast Atlantic off Morocco, but identification uncertain. Source: www.gbif.org
Eastern Pacific: Gulf of Panama, Ecuador and central Chile. Also nominally recorded from the northeast Atlantic off Morocco, but identification uncertain. Source: www.gbif.org
Human uses
fisheries: of no interest
fisheries: of no interest
Biology
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Found on the upper continental slopes. Feeds on pelagic crustaceans (Ref. 58748).
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Found on the upper continental slopes. Feeds on pelagic crustaceans (Ref. 58748).
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=335;
shark-references Species-ID=335;
Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Monogenea
Cestoda
Nematoda
Monogenea
- Microbothrium sp. [26778]
Cestoda
- Hepatoxylon sp. [26778]
Nematoda