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Apristurus canutus
– Data Deficient
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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CHONDRICHTHYES
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Order:
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CARCHARHINIFORMES
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Family:
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SCYLIORHINIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Apristurus canutus
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Species Authority:
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Springer & Heemstra in Springer, 1979
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Common Name/s:
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| English | — | HOARY CATSHARK |
| French | — | HOLBICHE GRISE |
| Spanish | — | PEJEGATO CANO |
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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DD ver 3.1 (2001)
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Year Assessed:
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2007
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Assessor/s:
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Leandro, L. & Kyne, P.M.
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Evaluator/s:
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Kyne, P.M., Cavanagh, R.D., & Fowler, S.L.
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Justification:
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A little-known deepwater catshark recorded from 521 to 915 m on the insular slopes of the Caribbean. Several disjunct records from the Straits of Florida, Leeward Islands off Antigua and Anguilla, Netherlands Antilles, Colombia and Venezuela. Reaches 45.5 cm total length (TL) but nothing known of its biology. Not presently of any interest to fisheries. Further research is required to determine its exact distribution, biology and habitat.
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History:
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| 2004 | - | Data Deficient (IUCN 2004) |
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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Western Central Atlantic where it is known from various localities in the Caribbean: Leeward Islands off Antigua and Anguilla, Netherlands Antilles, Straits of Florida, Colombia and Venezuela (Compagno in prep. b, Compagno et al. 2005).
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Countries:
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Native:
Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Colombia; Netherlands Antilles; United States (Florida); Venezuela
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FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
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Native:
Atlantic-western central
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Population
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Population:
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There is no information on population size.
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Population Trend:
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Habitat and Ecology
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Habitat and Ecology:
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Recorded from the insular slopes at depths of 521 to 915 m (Compagno et al. 2005). Virtually nothing known of its biology. Maximum size 45.5 cm total length (TL): males are adult at 42.8 cm TL, and females are adult at 39.5 to 45.5 cm TL (Compagno in prep. b).
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System:
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Marine
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List of Habitats:
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| 9.1 | Marine Neritic - Pelagic |
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Threats
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Threats:
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This species is of no interest to fisheries (Compagno in prep. b).
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List of Threats:
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Conservation Actions
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Conservation Actions:
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Further research is required to determine the species' exact distribution, biology and habitat.
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List of Conservation Actions:
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| 3.2 | Research actions - Population numbers and range (needed) |
| 3.3 | Research actions - Biology and Ecology (needed) |
| 3.5 | Research actions - Threats (needed) |
| 3.8 | Research actions - Conservation measures (needed) |
| 3.9 | Research actions - Trends/Monitoring (needed) |
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Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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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. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004. Shark Specialist Group. For more information, see the Specialist Group website.
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