Ghost catshark
Encyclopedia
The ghost catshark, Apristurus manis, is a cat shark of the family
Scyliorhinidae found on the continental slopes in the northwest Atlantic from off Massachusetts
, and the northeast Atlantic from the Porcupine Bank west of Ireland
, at depths of between 600 and 1,900 m. Its length is up to 85 cm.
Reproduction is oviparous.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Scyliorhinidae found on the continental slopes in the northwest Atlantic from off Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, and the northeast Atlantic from the Porcupine Bank west of Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, at depths of between 600 and 1,900 m. Its length is up to 85 cm.
Reproduction is oviparous.