| Broadmouth catshark | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Pentanchidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. macrostomus |
| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus macrostomus Q. W. Meng, Y. T. Chu & S. Li, 1985 | |
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The broadmouth catshark (Apristurus macrostomus) is a rare species of shark of the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. The holotype and only specimen of which was taken from off Zhujiang in the South China Sea, at a depth of 913 m. Its length is around 38 cm. The broadmouth catshark's reproduction is oviparous. Considering the species is not well known, the threats are not known either but may be deepwater fisheries.
References
- Rigby, C.L.; Bin Ali, A.; Bineesh, K.K.; Chen, X.; Derrick, D.; Dharmadi, Ebert, D.A.; Fahmi, Fernando, D.; Gautama, D.A.; Ho, H.; Hsu, H.; Maung, A.; Tanay, D.; Utzurrum, J.A.T.; Yuneni, R.R.; Zhang, J. (2020). "Apristurus macrostomus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44219A124431261. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44219A124431261.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Apristurus macrostomus". FishBase. May 2006 version.
- Apristurus macrostomus Chu, Meng & Li, 1985
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Apristurus macrostomus | |
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