Roughskin Catshark

Apristurus ampliceps Sasahara, Sato & Nakaya 2008

Apristurus ampliceps (Roughskin Catshark) is a species of modern sharks in the family cat sharks.

EOL has data for 6 attributes, including:

body size
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBA_VT0100005
- Definition: The size of a multicellular organism
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79.6 cm
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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tasman Sea
- URI: http://www.marineregions.org/gazetteer.php?p=details&id=4365
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habitat
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/habitat
- Definition: A category or description of the habitat in which the Event occurred.
- Comment: Example: "oak savanna", "pre-cordilleran steppe"
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marine
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000569
- Definition: A habitat that is in or on a sea or ocean containing high concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids (typically >35 grams dissolved salts per litre).
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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continental slope
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000273
- Definition: A slope which is part of the seafloor and extends from the end of the continental shelf (the shelf break) to the continental rise.
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population trend
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/population_trend
- Definition: i.e., increasing, decreasing, stable, or unknown
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Unknown

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Roughskin Catshark. View this species on GBIF