Genus Apristurus

Summary:
One of the largest and yet poorest known group of sharks. The genus is found in deep waters worldwide, and eight species are found in Australian waters.
Author: William T. White

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William T. White, Apristurus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 10 Dec 2022, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/genus/108

References

Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp.

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp.

Nakaya, K. 1991. A review of the long-snouted species of Apristurus (Chondrichthys, Scyliorhinidae). Copeia 1991(4): 992-1002

Nakaya, K., Sato, K. Iglésias, S.P. & White, W.T. 2008. Methodology for the taxonomic description of members of the genus Apristurus (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae). 49-60 in Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J. (eds). Descriptions of new Australian chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper No. 022: 1-358

White, W.T. 2008. Shark Families Heterodontidae to Pristiophoridae. pp. 32-100 in Gomon. M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp.