Apristurus manocheriani

Apristurus manocheriani, or Manocherian's catshark, is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks.^[2] This species was originally described by Justin A. Cordova and David A. Ebert in 2021.^[2]

Apristurus manocheriani
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Division:	Selachii
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Family:	Pentanchidae
Genus:	Apristurus
Species:	A. manocheriani
Binomial name
Apristurus manocheriani Cordova & Ebert 2021

Etymology

The cat shark is named in honor of Greg Manocherian (b. 1967), an American philanthropist, because of his commitment to shark conservation and research.^[3]

Description

The species is a Catshark with a "porcelain" white body color with a pink tint, it has a maximum total length of at least 558 mm for males and 495 mm for females.^[2]

Range

Apristurus manocheriani is only found in the southwest Indian Ocean^[2]

Taxonomy

The species is part of the Apristurus spongiceps subgroup ^[4] of the genus Apristurus.