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grey roundfin catshark
Apristurus albisoma
- Usual depth988–1,350 m
- Water temperature20–26 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
About this species
The white-bodied catshark is a catshark of the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks.
Text from the Wikipedia article “White-bodied catshark”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 8 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 988–1,350 m · Deepest record: 1,440 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–26 °C
Names and classification
- English
- grey roundfin catshark, White-bodied Catshark, Whitish Catshark
Names in 2 more languages
- German
- Weißlicher Katzenhai
- Spanish
- Tiburón Gato de Cuerpo Blanco
Similar species
- Roughskin Catshark
Apristurus ampliceps
- Pinocchio Catshark
Apristurus australis
- Bighead Catshark
Apristurus bucephalus
- Deepwater Catshark
Apristurus exsanguis
- longfin catshark
Apristurus herklotsi
- Smallbelly catshark
Apristurus indicus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 39 open-data records from 2002 to 2002.
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