Roughskin catshark explained

The roughskin catshark (Apristurus ampliceps) is a species of catshark in the family Scyliorhinidae found near Australia and New Zealand.[1] Its natural habitat is the open seas. This species belongs to a genus of poorly known deep-water catsharks.

This species was first described in 2008 by Ryohei Sasahara, Keiichi Sato & Kazuhiro Nakaya.[2] [3]

Very little is known of its biology.[4] This species is known to occur in deep water (840 to 1,380 m) off New Zealand, sporadic sites around Tasmania, and a small area of Western Australia. Some concern exists for this species, as its distribution includes some heavily fished areas. Deep-water demersal trawl fisheries are expanding in the region, and assuming its biology is like other deep-water shark species, it may not be sufficiently fecund to withstand the exploitation pressure.

Conservation status

The New Zealand Department of Conservation has classified the roughskin catshark as "Data deficient" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Roberts, Clive. The fishes of New Zealand. Stewart. A. L.. Struthers. Carl D.. Barker. Jeremy. Kortet. Salme. Freeborn. Michelle. Te Papa Press. 2015. 9780994104168. 2. Wellington, New Zealand. 79. 908128805.
  2. Sasahara. Ryohei. Sato. Keiichi. Nakaya. Kazuhiro. 26 June 2008. A new species of deepwater catshark, Apristurus ampliceps sp. nov. (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae), from New Zealand and Australia. Descriptions of New Australian Chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper. 22. 93–104. CSIRO.
  3. Book: Roberts, CD. Checklist of the Fishes of New Zealand: Online Version 1.0. Stewart. AL. Struthers. CD. Barker. JJ. Kortet. S. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. 7 July 2017. Wellington. 11.
  4. Ferrón Jiménez. Humberto. Paredes-Aliaga. M.V.. Martinez-Perez. Carlos. Botella. H.. 2018. Bioluminescent-like squamation in the galeomorph shark Apristurus ampliceps (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii).. Contributions to Zoology. 87. 3. 187–196. 10.1163/18759866-08703004. Researchgate. free.
  5. Book: Duffy, Clinton A. J.. Conservation status of New Zealand chondrichthyans (chimaeras, sharks and rays), 2016. Francis. Malcolm. Dunn. M. R.. Finucci. Brit. Ford. Richard. Hitchmough. Rod. Rolfe. Jeremy. Department of Conservation. 2016. 9781988514628. Wellington, New Zealand. 9. 1042901090.

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