Marine Species: Apristurus laurussonii

(Saemundsson, 1922)

Taxonomy Structure

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Apristurus
Species: Apristurus laurussonii

Species Data:

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Common Name: Iceland catshark
Description: Uniformly dark brown shark. The head is long and flat. The first dorsal fin originates above the middle of the small pelvic fin.
Habitat: Bathydemersal, occurring over sand and other soft bottoms at depths between 560 and 1462.
Color: Dark brown.
Dimensions: Up to 68 centimeters in lenght.

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