Flathead catshark

The flathead catshark (Apristurus macrorhynchus) is a species of shark of the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks, in the order Carcharhiniformes, found in the deep waters of the northwest Pacific Ocean.

Flathead catshark
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Division:	Selachii
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Family:	Pentanchidae
Genus:	Apristurus
Species:	A. macrorhynchus
Binomial name
Apristurus macrorhynchus (S. Tanaka (I), 1909)
Range of the flathead catshark (in blue)