| Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks) |
| 46.7 cm TL (female) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 410 - 550 m |
| Indo-West Pacific: Australia. |
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This species is distinguished by the following combination of characters: when alive/fresh, eyes with shiny white iris; head moderately long and relatively narrow, its length 23.8% LT, interorbital space 6.4% LT; snout moderately elongate, preoral length is 10.0% LT and preorbital length 10.9% LT; mouth wide, its width 9.5% LT; pelvic–anal space 5.9% LT; anal fin is large, base length 15.2% LT, posterior margin 11.5% LT; prepectoral length is relatively long, about 21.1% LT; labial furrows long, not confined to mouth corners, uppers are longer than lowers (3.8 vs. 2.4% LT); enlarged denticles absent on upper or lower caudal fin; duodenum of intestine moderately sized, intestinal spiral valves 15; monospondylous centra 35; precaudal-diplospondylous vertebrae 33; precaudal centra 68; females mature by 46.7 cm LT; egg case small (5.04-6/06 cm long), with 5-7 strong T-shaped ridges on dorsal and ventral surfaces (Ref. 128660). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Type locality of Apristurus ovicorrugatus, northwest of Dampier Arch., Western Australia, Known from off northwestern Australia (southwest of Rowley Shoals and northwest of Dampier Archipelago, 410 to 550 m) and one egg case
paratype (AMS IB.1389) was collected off the Northern Territory (no specific locality or depth recorded) (Ref. 128660). |
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