Bulldog Catshark
Apristurus pinguis
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Sharks and rays
The bulldog catshark is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. This shark is found in the deep waters of the East China Sea and in the Northwest Pacific. In New Zealand waters it is found at the Reinga Ridge, the West Norfolk Ridge, the Hikurangi Trough and the Chatham Rise as well as on the Campbell Plateau.
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Carcharhiniformes
- Family
- Pentanchidae
- Genus
- Apristurus