The hoary catshark (Apristurus canutus) is a shark of the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. This species is found in the western central Atlantic in the Caribbean, at depths between 521 and 915 m (1,709 and 3,002 ft). Its length is up to 45.5 cm (17.9 in). The reproduction of this catshark is oviparous.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Pentanchidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. canutus
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| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus canutus S. Springer & Heemstra, 1979
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References
edit- ^ Kyne, P.M.; Crysler, Z.; Herman, K. (2020). "Apristurus canutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44572A124433268. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44572A124433268.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Apristurus canutus". FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2