Apristurus riveri
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | CHONDRICHTHYES | CARCHARHINIFORMES | SCYLIORHINIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Apristurus riveri | |||||||||
| Species Authority: | Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944 | |||||||||
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Assessment Information [top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Data Deficient ver 3.1 | |||
| Year Published: | 2007 | |||
| Assessor/s: | Leandro, L. & Kyne, P.M. | |||
| Reviewer/s: | Cavanagh, R.D. & Fowler, S.L. (Shark Red List Authority) | |||
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Justification: An uncommon and poorly known deepwater catshark recorded from 732 to 1,461 m in the Western Central Atlantic where it is known from the northern Gulf of Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Honduras, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela. Reaches 46 cm total length (TL) but nothing known of its biology. Of no interest to fisheries at present. Insufficient information available to assess the species beyond Data Deficient at this time. |
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Geographic Range [top]
| Range Description: | Western Central Atlantic: Known from Dominican Republic, Cuba, the northern Gulf of Mexico (Florida to Mississippi, USA), Mexico, Honduras, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela (Compagno et al. 2005). |
| Countries: |
Native:
Colombia; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Honduras; Mexico; Panama; United States (Alabama, Florida, Mississippi); Venezuela
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| FAO Marine Fishing Areas: |
Native:
Atlantic – western central
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Population [top]
| Population: | Reported as uncommon (Compagno in prep. b). |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology [top]
| Habitat and Ecology: | Known from the continental slope at depths of 732 to 1,461 m (Compagno et al. 2005). Maximum size 46 cm total length (TL); adult males 43 to 46 cm TL, adult females 40 to 41 cm TL. Little is known of its biology. Oviparous, with a single egg per oviduct laid at a time (Compagno in prep. b). |
| Systems: | Marine |
Threats [top]
| Major Threat(s): | Of no interest to fisheries (Compagno, in prep. b). |
Conservation Actions [top]
| Conservation Actions: | Further research is required on this poorly known species in order to better document its distribution, biology and bycatch levels. |
Bibliography [top]
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Compagno, L., Dando, M. and Fowler, S.L. 2005. A field guide to the sharks of the world. Harper Collins Publishers Ltd., London. Compagno, L.J.V. In prep. b. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the shark species known to date. Volume 3. (Carcharhiniformes). FAO Species Catalogue for Fisheries Purposes No. 1, Vol.3. FAO, Rome. IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 23 November 2004). IUCN. 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 12th September 2007). IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group. Specialist Group website. Available at: http://www.iucnssg.org/. |
| Citation: | Leandro, L. & Kyne, P.M. 2007. Apristurus riveri. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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