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Smallfin 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. parvipinnis
Binomial name
Apristurus parvipinnis S. Springer & Heemstra, 1979

The smallfin catshark (Apristurus parvipinnis) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks in the order Carcharhiniformes. This shark is found in the western Atlantic at depths between 35 and 1,115 m (115 and 3,658 ft). Its length is up to 48 cm (19 in).

References

1. Kyne, P.M.; Herman, K. (2020). "Apristurus parvipinnis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44221A2994285. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44221A2994285.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

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

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