Apristurus parvipinnis Springer & Heemstra, 1979

Smallfin cat shark

Species recognized by R Froese & D Pauly (eds),  in 
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Found on the continental slope. Oviparous, apparently laying one egg per oviduct at a time. The most common Apristurus species in the Gulf of Mexico, along with A. laurussonii.

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