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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks)
Etymology: Apristurus: a-, Latin privative, i.e., without; pristis, from pristes (Gr.), sawyer (but here meaning saw); oura (Gr.), tail, referring to absence of saw-toothed crest of enlarged dermal denticles along upper edge of caudal fin as found in the closely related Pristiurus (=Galeus) (See ETYFish); aphyodes: Greek for whitish, referring to its pale-gray coloration (See ETYFish).

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Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 1014 - 1800 m (Ref. 31787). Deep-water; 58°N - 57°N

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Northeast Atlantic.

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Maturity: L_m 56.9 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 53.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 31787)

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Body slender and cylindrical. Dermal denticles from dorsolateral side of body small and erect.

Oviparous (Ref. 50449).

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Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).

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Nakaya, K. and M. Stehmann, 1998. A new species of deep-water catshark, Apristurus aphyodes n. sp., from the Eastern North Atlantic (Chondrichthyes: Carchariniformes: Scyliorhinidae). Arch. Fish. Mar. Res. 46(1):77-90. (Ref. 31787)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 17 November 2014

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Fisheries: of no interest

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00355 (0.00175 - 0.00721), b=3.08 (2.90 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.9 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec assumed to be <10).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 68 [11, 679] mg/100g; Iron = 0.416 [0.082, 2.133] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [15.6, 20.9] %; Omega3 = 0.217 [0.047, 0.913] g/100g; Selenium = 3.5 [0.6, 22.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 338 [26, 4,063] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.53 [0.54, 4.90] mg/100g (wet weight);

Apristurus aphyodes Nakaya & Stehmann, 1998