Smalleye cat shark

Reproduction is oviparous.

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The Smalleye cat shark lives in the bathydemersal, marine, depth range 1000 - 2200 m environment.

Nothing known about the Smalleye cat shark

Common names

Apristurus microps in Catalan (Català)
Holbiche porc in French (français)
Kleinoogkathaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
Pejegato puerco in Spanish (español)
Smalleye cat shark in English
smalleye catshark in English
小眼光尾鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
小眼光尾鲨 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Carcharhiniformes
Family : Scyliorhinidae
Genus : Apristurus
Species : Apristurus microps
Authority : Gilchrist, 1922

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Smalleye cat shark (Apristurus microps)