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Pale catshark

Apristurus sibogae (Weber, 1913)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The pale catshark (Apristurus sibogae) is a species in the family Pentanchidae, order Carcharhiniformes.

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Quick facts about the pale catshark

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the pale catshark live?

Not recorded

Is the pale catshark endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the pale catshark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familyPentanchidae
  6. genusApristurus
  7. SpeciesApristurus sibogae (Weber, 1913)

Synonyms Scyliorhinus sibogae

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Pale catshark pale catsharkEnglish
  • máčka sibogskáCzech
  • Blasser KatzenhaiGerman
  • Bleke kathaaiDutch
  • Макассарская чёрная кошачья акулаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pale catshark

Other species in the same genus Apristurus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pale catshark?

The pale catshark (Apristurus sibogae) belongs to the family Pentanchidae in the order Carcharhiniformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pale catshark (Apristurus sibogae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/apristurus-sibogae

MLA

“Pale catshark (Apristurus sibogae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/apristurus-sibogae.

BibTeX
@misc{apristurus_sibogae_2026,
  title = {Pale catshark (Apristurus sibogae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/apristurus-sibogae},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}