Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > Class Elasmobranchii > Subclass Neoselachii > Infraclass Selachii > Superorder Galeomorphi > Order Carcharhiniformes > Family Scyliorhinidae > Genus Apristurus

Apristurus laurussonii (Saemundsson, 1922)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Apristurus*	Garman, 1913	accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: Iceland catshark sources: North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

English-United States: Iceland catshark sources: english PESI focal point

German: Isländischer Katzenhai; Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Lithuanian: Islandinis juodasis katryklis sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Russian: кошачья акула

Literature

basis of record	van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374
additional source	FishBase, version december 2007
additional source	FishBase, version may 2009
additional source	McEachran, J. D. 2009. Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
additional source	FishBase, version october 2012
additional source	Fishbase

Genbank

Taxonomy

FishBase
WoRMS

External Links

Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
FishBase
GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Bailly, N. (2014). Apristurus laurussonii (Saemundsson, 1922). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2014) FishBase. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105807