White-bodied Catshark

Apristurus albisoma

Seamount ridges reaching toward New Caledonia

White
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Elongated
Large

White-bodied Catshark is a marine fish found in ocean habitats. One memorable detail in its record is this: Seamount ridges reaching toward New Caledonia.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Ground Sharks
Family: Pentanchidae
Genus: Apristurus
Maximum length: 59.6 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Pacific: southern waters off New Caledonia, slopes of the seamounts of the Norfolk and Lord Howe ridges.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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