Apristurus bucephalus, Bighead catshark

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Apristurus bucephalus White, Last & Pogonoski, 2008

Bighead catshark
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Elasmobranchi (squali e razze) (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);  bucephalus: bu- (L.), prefix meaning large; cephalus, from kephale (Gr.), head, referring to its large, broad head. (See ETYFish).
More on authors: White, Last & Pogonoski.

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


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