Abstract
Apristurus platyrhynchus and four related species were reviewed taxonomically.A. sibogae from Indonesia andA. micropterygeus from the South China Sea were valid species.A. verweyi from the Philippines andA. acanutus from the South China Sea were junior synonyms ofA. platyrhynchus. A. platyrhynchus was re-described, and its new biological information was provided.
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Nakaya, K., Sato, K. Taxonomic review ofapristurus platyrhynchus and related species from the pacific ocean (chondrichthyes, carcharhiniformes, scyliorhinidae). Ichthyological Research 47, 223–230 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02674245
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