Smallfin catshark (Apristurus parvipinnis) fish species and information / pictures of Smallfin catshark - Apristurus parvipinnis

Smallfin catshark (Apristurus parvipinnis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Apristurus parvipinnis

Common Name
Smallfin catshark

Biology
Second dorsal fin distinctly larger than the first (Ref. 13608).

Classification

Classified By

Springer & Heemstra, 1979

Class

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchii)

Order

Ground sharks (Carcharhiniformes)

Family

Cat sharks (Scyliorhinidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: northeastern Gulf of Mexico off Florida, Gulf of Campeche, Panama, Colombia, and off French Guiana. Had been originally termed Apristurus indicus by Springer (1966) but apparently not conspecific with the Indian Ocean species.

Range

30°N - 6°N

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

600 m

Depth To - meters

1380 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 600 - 1380 m (Ref. 44037)

Trophic Level

3.67 s.e. 0.50 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

48.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100)

Resilience

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec assumed to be

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Data deficient (DD)