White-bodied catshark
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Description
This shark is coloured whitish to light grey.[1]
Distribution
This species is found in the western Pacific.[2] The area of occupancy of this small benthic endemic shark was presumed very limited (less than 2,000 km²), being restricted to a narrow depth band on insular and seamount slopes near New Caledonia.[1] However this species has been collected in waters of the north of New Zealand on the West Norfolk Ridge.[1]
Conservation status
Although this species has been classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as of least concern, there is a worry that this species may be taken as un-utilised bycatch by deepwater trawl fisheries and that, like other deepwater species, it may not be sufficiently fecund to withstand exploitation pressure in these fisheries.[3] The New Zealand Department of Conservation has classified the white-bodied catshark as "Data deficient" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[4]
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