Bulldog catshark
Species of shark
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The bulldog catshark (Apristurus pinguis) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. This shark is found in the deep waters of the East China Sea and in the Northwest Pacific.[2] In New Zealand waters it is found at the Reinga Ridge, the West Norfolk Ridge, the Hikurangi Trough and the Chatham Rise as well as on the Campbell Plateau.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Pentanchidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. pinguis |
| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus pinguis S. M. Deng, G. Q. Xiong & H. X. Zhan, 1983 | |
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Description
Conservation status
The New Zealand Department of Conservation has classified the flaccid catshark as "Data deficient" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[4]
