Apristurus
Apristurus is a genus of catsharks, the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. The species in this genus are commonly known as the ghost or demon catsharks.
Species
The 43 currently recognized species in this genus are:Apristurus albisoma Nakaya & Séret, 1999 Apristurus ampliceps Sasahara, Keiichi [Sato (ichthyologist)|Sato] & Nakaya, 2008 Apristurus aphyodes Nakaya & Stehmann, 1998 Apristurus australis Sato, Nakaya & Yorozu, 2008 Apristurus breviventralis Kawauchi, Weigmann & Nakaya, 2014 Apristurus brunneus C. H. Gilbert, 1892 Apristurus bucephalus W. T. White, Last & Pogonoski, 2008 Apristurus canutus S. Springer & Heemstra, 1979 Apristurus exsanguis Sato, Nakaya & A. L. Stewart, 1999 Apristurus fedorovi Dolganov, 1985 Apristurus garricki Sato, A.L. Stewart & Nakaya, 2013 Apristurus gibbosus Y. T. Chu, Q. W. Meng & S. Li, 1985 Apristurus herklotsi Fowler, 1934 Apristurus indicus A. B. Brauer, 1906 Apristurus internatus S. M. Deng, G. Q. Xiong & H. X. Zhan, 1988 Apristurus investigatoris Misra, 1962 Apristurus iterum White, O’Neill & Jayasinghe, 2025 Apristurus japonicus Nakaya, 1975 Apristurus kampae L. R. Taylor, 1972 Apristurus laurussonii Sæmundsson, 1922 Apristurus longicephalus Nakaya, 1975 Apristurus macrorhynchus S. Tanaka (I), 1909 Apristurus macrostomus Q. W. Meng, Y. T. Chu & S. Li, 1985 Apristurus manis S. Springer, 1979- Apristurus manocheriani Cordova & Ebert 2021, Apristurus melanoasper Iglésias, Nakaya & Stehmann, 2004 Apristurus microps Gilchrist, 1922 Apristurus micropterygeus Q. W. Meng, Y. T. Chu & S. Li, 1986 Apristurus nakayai Iglésias, 2013 Apristurus nasutus F. de Buen, 1959 Apristurus ovicorrugatus White, O'Neill, Devloo-Delva, Nakaya & Iglésias, 2023 Apristurus parvipinnis S. Springer, 1979 & Heemstra, 1979 Apristurus pinguis S. M. Deng, G. Q. Xiong & H. X. Zhan, 1983 Apristurus platyrhynchus S. Tanaka, 1909 Apristurus profundorum Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 Apristurus riveri Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944 Apristurus saldanha Barnard, 1925
- Apristurus sereti Adnet, 2006Apristurus sibogae M. C. W. Weber, 1913 Apristurus sinensis Y. T. Chu & A. S. Hu, 1981 Apristurus spongiceps C. H. Gilbert, 1905 Apristurus stenseni S. Springer, 1979, 1979 Apristurus yangi White, Mana & Naylor, 2017 Apristurus sp. X Not yet described Apristurus sp. 3 Not yet described Apristurus sp. nov. Not yet described Apristurus sp. Not yet described