Apristurus profundorum
(Goode & Bean, 1896)
Deepwater catshark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Pentanchidae
	Reference of the original description
	
	
Oceanic ichthyology, a treatise on the deep-sea and pelagic fishes of the world, based chiefly upon the collections made by the steamers Blake, Albatross, and Fish Hawk in the northwestern Atlantic, with an atlas containing 417 figures. Special Bulletin U. S. National Museum, 2: Text: i–xxxv + 1–26 + 1–553, Atlas: i–xxiii, 1–26, 123 pls.
Oceanic ichthyology, a treatise on the deep-sea and pelagic fishes of the world, based chiefly upon the collections made by the steamers Blake, Albatross, and Fish Hawk in the northwestern Atlantic, with an atlas containing 417 figures. Special Bulletin U. S. National Museum, 2: Text: i–xxxv + 1–26 + 1–553, Atlas: i–xxiii, 1–26, 123 pls.
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Apristurus profundorum (Goode & Bean, 1896)
	
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Apristurus profundorum (Goode & Bean, 1896)
	Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Apristurus pofundorum, Scyliorhinus profundorum, Scylliorhinus profundorum
Apristurus pofundorum, Scyliorhinus profundorum, Scylliorhinus profundorum
Description :
Citation: Apristurus profundorum (Goode & Bean, 1896): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 10/2025
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Apristurus profundorum (Goode & Bean, 1896) © Camilla Parzanini, Department of Ocean SciencesMemorial UniversitySt. John’sCanada
				 
 Apristurus profundorum (Goode & Bean, 1896) © Camilla Parzanini, Department of Ocean SciencesMemorial UniversitySt. John’sCanada
		Common names
								     Pejegato abisal,
 Pejegato abisal,  Holbiche papoila,
 Holbiche papoila,  Rosette de profondeur,
 Rosette de profondeur,  Deep-water catshark,
 Deep-water catshark,  Deepwater cat shark,
 Deepwater cat shark,  Deepwater catshark
 Deepwater catshark
			
            				
		 Pejegato abisal,
 Pejegato abisal,  Holbiche papoila,
 Holbiche papoila,  Rosette de profondeur,
 Rosette de profondeur,  Deep-water catshark,
 Deep-water catshark,  Deepwater cat shark,
 Deepwater cat shark,  Deepwater catshark
 Deepwater catshark
			
            				
		Short Description
Short snout, small eye, shorter gill openings. Uniform grayish brown below and above in alcohol (Ref. 6032).
		Short snout, small eye, shorter gill openings. Uniform grayish brown below and above in alcohol (Ref. 6032).
		Distribution
Western Atlantic: off Delaware Bay, USA and off Suriname [2445]. Eastern Atlantic: Morocco and northwest Africa (Ref. 40643).
First record: 2019: off Venezuela [27305] Source: www.gbif.org
		Western Atlantic: off Delaware Bay, USA and off Suriname [2445]. Eastern Atlantic: Morocco and northwest Africa (Ref. 40643).
First record: 2019: off Venezuela [27305] Source: www.gbif.org
		Human uses
fisheries: of no interest
		fisheries: of no interest
		Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=340;
		shark-references Species-ID=340;
        Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Copepoda
            
    Copepoda
- Neoalbionella kabatai (Benz & Izawa, 1990) [16541]
 
				 
				 
    					 
    					 
    					 
    					 
                         
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