Apristurus garricki Sato, Stewart & Nakaya, 2013

Family:  Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks)
Max. size:  67.5 cm SL (male/unsexed); 73.5 cm (female)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine,
Distribution:  Pacific Ocean: New Zealand (Ref. 93572).
Diagnosis:  A species of Apristurus with the following characters in combination: very long snout, pre-outer nostril length greater than interorbital width; short P1P2 distance, tip of pectoral fin reaching to midway of P1P2 space; small first dorsal fin and its origin always behind pelvic fin axil; long base of anal fin 13.7-17.7% of TL; vertebral counts of monospondylous 34-37 and those of precaudal diplospondylous 32-39; total counts of precaudal vertebrae 66-73; intestinal spiral valves 1013; tooth rows 37-50 on upper, 38-49 on lower jaws (Ref. 93572).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 22 June 2017 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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