The flathead catshark (Apristurus macrorhynchus) is a specoes of shark of the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks, in the order Carcharhiniformes, found in the deep waters of the northwest Pacific Ocean.
| Flathead catshark | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Pentanchidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. macrorhynchus
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| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus macrorhynchus (S. Tanaka (I), 1909)
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| Range of the flathead catshark (in blue) | |
References
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- ^ Rigby, C.L.; Walls, R.H.L.; Derrick, D.; Dyldin, Y.V.; Herman, K.; Ishihara, H.; Jeong, C.-H.; Semba, Y.; Tanaka, S.; Volvenko, I.V.; Yamaguchi, A. (2021). "Apristurus macrorhynchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T44218A124431182. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T44218A124431182.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Apristurus macrorhynchus". FishBase. May 2006 version.