CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Chordata (phylum)  »  Elasmobranchii (class)  »  Carcharhiniformes (order)  »  Pentanchidae (family)

CAAB Code: 37 015043 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Apristurus iterum   White, O'Neill & Jayasinghe, 2025

Rank: Species
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 15 Pentanchidae (Deepwater Catsharks) - show full list
Standard Name: [a deepwater catshark]
Organism Type: a deepwater catshark
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes: 37 015901     Apristurus spp.
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2026-01-13.
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Expected species depth range is from 412 to 560 m.
Taxon Notes:Described based on a single specimen and eggcases collected from east of Moreton Island (27 19 S, 153 54 E) to east of the Gold coast (28 01 S, 153 58 E), Qld in 412-560 m depth.
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Record source and
Scientific Name
verified against:		 White, W. T., O'Neill, H. L. & Jayasinghe, S.A., 2025. Apristurus iterum, a new shark discovered based on egg case morphology and sequence data obtained from a formalin-fixed specimen. , Journal of Fish Biology: 1-17. doi:10.1111/jfb.70147
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