Apristurus canutus, Hoary catshark

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Apristurus canutus Springer & Heemstra, 1979

Hoary catshark
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इलाज़मौबरांकी (शारक और रेज़) (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);  canutus: Latin for hoary (gray or ash-colored), referring to its dark-gray coloration (with minute white spots underneath denticles). (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी


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