Flathead catshark
Species of shark
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The flathead catshark (Apristurus macrorhynchus) is a species of shark of the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks, in the order Carcharhiniformes, found in the deep waters of the northwest Pacific Ocean.
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| Flathead catshark | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Pentanchidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. macrorhynchus |
| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus macrorhynchus (S. Tanaka (I), 1909) | |
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| Range of the flathead catshark (in blue) | |
