White ghost catshark: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the white ghost catshark lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Apristurus aphyodes
Group	Sharks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Carcharhiniformes
Family	Pentanchidae

Where does the white ghost catshark live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the white ghost catshark in 2 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the white ghost catshark endangered?

The white ghost catshark’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the white ghost catshark?

The white ghost catshark (Apristurus aphyodes) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Carcharhiniformes and the family Pentanchidae, genus Apristurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the white ghost catshark

The white ghost catshark (Apristurus aphyodes) is a shark of the catshark family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. This shark is found in deep water in the northeast Atlantic between latitudes 57°N and 58°N.

A deep-water catshark known from the eastern North Atlantic from depths of 1,014 to 1,800 m, it is known from only a limited number of specimens. It reaches a maximum of 54 cm or 1.7 ft total length which is a medium size for the Apristurus genus.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article White ghost catshark (revision 1355301969), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1950274 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).