Apristurus kampae Taylor, 1972
Longnose catshark
Apristurus kampae
photo by FAO

Family:  Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks)
Max. size:  58.4 cm TL (male/unsexed); 52 cm TL (female)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 1888 m
Distribution:  Eastern Central Pacific: central and southern California, USA and Gulf of California. A report of a specimen from the Galapagos may be another species of uncertain identity (Ref. 6478) or a conspecific of this species.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found on the eastern Pacific upper continental slope. Oviparous, with a single egg laid per oviduct.
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 19 March 2014 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


Source and more info: www.fishbase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.