Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker.
Lollipop catshark
| Lollipop catshark | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Pentanchidae |
| Genus: | Cephalurus Bigelow & Schroeder, 1941 |
| Species: | C. cephalus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Cephalurus cephalus (C. H. Gilbert, 1892)
| |
| |
| Synonyms | |
|
Catulus cephalus Gilbert, 1892 | |
The lollipop catshark (Cephalurus cephalus) is a little-known species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks, and the only described member of its genus.[2] A diminutive, bottom-dwelling shark of the outer continental shelf and upper continental slope, this species can be readily identified by its tadpole-like shape with a greatly expanded, rounded head and narrow body. The large head houses expanded gills, which are thought to be an adaptation for hypoxic conditions. This shark preys on crustaceans and fishes. Reproduction is aplacental viviparous, with females retaining egg cases internally two at a time until they hatch. There is no fishery interest in this species.
- ^ Pollom, R.; Bizzarro, J.; Burgos-Vázquez, M.I.; Avalos, C.; Herman, K.; Pérez Jiménez, J.C.; Sosa-Nishizaki, O. (2020). "Cephalurus cephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161455A124488766. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161455A124488766.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cephalurus cephalus". FishBase. February 2015 version.
Previous Page Next Page
