Broadgill catshark
Species of shark
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The broadgill catshark (Apristurus riveri) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. This shark is found in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, between 30°N and 9° N, on the continental slopes at depths between 700 and 1,500 m. Its length is up to 46 cm. The reproduction of the broadgill catshark is oviparous.
| Broadgill catshark | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Pentanchidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. riveri |
| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus riveri | |
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This species is benthic, it ranges from Florida, Cuba, and Hispaniola and along the Central American coast south to Venezuela. The broadgill catshark's eggs are smooth-surfaced, translucent, greenish with indistinct bands of lighter color.[2]
