Apristurus canutus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	CHONDRICHTHYES	CARCHARHINIFORMES	SCYLIORHINIDAE

Scientific Name:

Apristurus canutus

Species Authority

Springer & Heemstra in Springer, 1979

Common Name/s:

English	–	Hoary Catshark
French	–	Holbiche Grise
Spanish	–	Pejegato Cano

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Data Deficient ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2007

Assessor/s

Leandro, L. & Kyne, P.M.

Evaluator/s:

Kyne, P.M., Cavanagh, R.D., & Fowler, S.L.

Justification:
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.

History:

2004

–

Data Deficient (IUCN 2004)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	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).
Countries:	Native: Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Colombia; Netherlands Antilles; United States (Florida); Venezuela
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Atlantic – western central

Population [top]

Population:	There is no information on population size.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	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).
Systems:	Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This species is of no interest to fisheries (Compagno in prep. b).

Major Threat(s):

This species is of no interest to fisheries (Compagno in prep. b).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Further research is required to determine the species' exact distribution, biology and habitat.

Conservation Actions:

Further research is required to determine the species' exact distribution, biology and habitat.

Citation:	Leandro, L. & Kyne, P.M. 2007. Apristurus canutus. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 November 2008.
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