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Ridged-egg catshark

Apristurus ovicorrugatus White, O'Neill, Devloo-Delva, Nakaya & Iglésias, 2023

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The ridged-egg catshark (Apristurus ovicorrugatus) is a species in the family Pentanchidae, order Carcharhiniformes.

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Quick facts about the ridged-egg 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 ridged-egg catshark live?

Not recorded

Is the ridged-egg 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 ridged-egg catshark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familyPentanchidae
  6. genusApristurus
  7. SpeciesApristurus ovicorrugatus White, O'Neill, Devloo-Delva, Nakaya & Iglésias, 2023

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ridged-egg catshark

Other species in the same genus Apristurus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the ridged-egg catshark?

The ridged-egg catshark (Apristurus ovicorrugatus) 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). Ridged-egg catshark (Apristurus ovicorrugatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ridged-egg-catshark

MLA

“Ridged-egg catshark (Apristurus ovicorrugatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ridged-egg-catshark.

BibTeX
@misc{ridged_egg_catshark_2026,
  title = {Ridged-egg catshark (Apristurus ovicorrugatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ridged-egg-catshark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}