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Smalldorsal catshark
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Family:	Pentanchidae
Genus:	Apristurus
Species:	A. micropterygeus
Binomial name
Apristurus micropterygeus Q. W. Meng, Y. T. Chu & S. Li, 1986

The smalldorsal cat shark (Apristurus micropterygeus) is a species of shark beloning to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. This shark is found in the South China Sea, at depths to 915 m. It can grow up to 37 cm. A. micropterygeus is unique among its species in having a narrow and sharply pointed first dorsal fin. However, Nakaya and Sato (2000) recommended that the status of the species be reviewed once additional specimens are available, citing the possibility that the dorsal fin of the holotype may have been malformed. The reproduction of the smalldorsal catshark is oviparous.

References

1. Rigby, C.L.; Chen, X.; Ebert, D.A.; Herman, K.; Ho, H.; Hsu, H.; Zhang, J. (2020). "Apristurus micropterygeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44220A124431327. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44220A124431327.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Nakaya, K.; Sato, K. (2000). "Taxonomic review of Apristurus platyrhynchus and related species from the pacific ocean (Chondrichthyes, Carcharhiniformes, Scyliorhinidae)". chthyological Research. 47: 223–230. doi:10.1007/BF02674245.

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Apristurus micropterygeus". FishBase. May 2006 version.

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• IUCN Red List least concern species
• Apristurus
• Marine fish of Southeast Asia
• South China Sea
• Taxa named by Meng Qing-Wen
• Taxa named by Chu Yuan-Ting
• Taxa named by Li Sheng (ichthyologist)
• Fish described in 1986
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