Apristurus sp.

Black Wonder Catshark

Local synonymy: Apristurus sp.: Compagno et al., 1991: 77; Ebert et al., 1996: 235; Compagno, 1999: 119; Ebert et al., 2006: 1059.

South Africa voucher material: Uncatalogued specimens at SAIAB and SAM.

South African distribution: The Orange River (NC) to Cape Agulhas (WC) .

Remarks: This species may be a juvenile A. saldanha or a distinctly different species. It is currently under investigation with other South African Apristurus species (D.A. Ebert, unpubl. data).

Conservation status: NE.