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White Ghost Catshark

Apristurus aphyodes

153Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan6
Feb0
Mar4
Apr3
May1
Jun0
Jul0
Aug2
Sep135
Oct1
Nov0
Dec1

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

About this species

Records since 2000
153
Peak month
September
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Apristurus aphyodes
Group
Fish
Conservation designations
Global Red List (JNCC)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Elasmobranchii
Order
Carcharhiniformes
Family
Scyliorhinidae
Genus
Apristurus
Name with authority
Apristurus aphyodes Nakaya & Stehmann, 1998
Described
1998

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1950274 · GBIF 2418483