WoRMS taxon details
Apristurus laurussonii (Saemundsson, 1922)
105807 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105807)
accepted
Species
Apristurus atlanticus (Koefoed, 1927) · unaccepted
Apristurus laurussoni (Saemundsson, 1922) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Apristurus maderensis Cadenat & Maul, 1966 · unaccepted (synonym)
Scylliorhinus atlanticus Koefoed, 1927 · unaccepted (synonym)
Scyllium laurussonii Saemundsson, 1922 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Scyllium laurussonii Saemundsson, 1922) Saemundsson, B. (1922). Zoologiske Meddelelser fra Island. XIV. Fiske, ny for Island, of supplerende Oplysninger om andre, tidligere kendte. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn.</em> v. 74: 159-201, Pls. 3-5. [details]
Distribution Massachusetts and Delaware, and the northern Gulf of Mexico
Distribution Massachusetts and Delaware, and the northern Gulf of Mexico [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Apristurus laurussonii (Saemundsson, 1922). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105807 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Apristurus maderensis Cadenat & Maul, 1966) Cadenat, J.; Maul, G. E. (1966). Note d'ihthyologie ouest-africaine. XLIII.-- Description d'une espèce nouvelle du genre Apristurus, Apristurus maderensis (Sélaciens Scyliorhinidae). <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire.</em> 28(2): 769-782. [details]
original description (of Scyllium laurussonii Saemundsson, 1922) Saemundsson, B. (1922). Zoologiske Meddelelser fra Island. XIV. Fiske, ny for Island, of supplerende Oplysninger om andre, tidligere kendte. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn.</em> v. 74: 159-201, Pls. 3-5. [details]
original description (of Scylliorhinus atlanticus Koefoed, 1927) Koefoed, E. (1927). Fishes from the sea-bottom. <em>Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition 1910.</em> v. 4 (pt 1): 1-148, Pls. 1-6. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Scyllium laurussonii Saemundsson, 1922) Saemundsson, B. (1922). Zoologiske Meddelelser fra Island. XIV. Fiske, ny for Island, of supplerende Oplysninger om andre, tidligere kendte. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn.</em> v. 74: 159-201, Pls. 3-5. [details]
original description (of Scylliorhinus atlanticus Koefoed, 1927) Koefoed, E. (1927). Fishes from the sea-bottom. <em>Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition 1910.</em> v. 4 (pt 1): 1-148, Pls. 1-6. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Massachusetts and Delaware, and the northern Gulf of Mexico [details]Habitat benthic [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat Found over soft sea bottoms at depths of 560 - 1462m. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Iceland catshark | [details] |
| German | Island-TiefwasserkatzenhaiIsländischer Katzenhai | [details] |
| Lithuanian | Islandinis juodasis katryklis | [details] |
| Russian | кошачья акула | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Apristurus laurussoni (Saemundsson, 1922))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Apristurus maderensis Cadenat & Maul, 1966)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Scyllium laurussonii Saemundsson, 1922)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Scylliorhinus atlanticus Koefoed, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Apristurus atlanticus (Koefoed, 1927))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Apristurus laurussonii)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Apristurus atlanticus (Koefoed, 1927))
To FishBase (from synonym Apristurus laurussoni (Saemundsson, 1922))
To FishBase (from synonym Apristurus maderensis Cadenat & Maul, 1966)
To FishBase (from synonym Scylliorhinus atlanticus Koefoed, 1927)
To FishBase (from synonym Scyllium laurussonii Saemundsson, 1922)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Scyllium laurussonii Saemundsson, 1922)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Apristurus laurussoni (Saemundsson, 1922))
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Apristurus atlanticus (Koefoed, 1927))
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Apristurus laurussonii RAD110202 Envelope) (from synonym Scyllium laurussonii Saemundsson, 1922)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Apristurus laurussonii RAD110211-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Apristurus laurussonii RAD110231 and RAD110232 Envelope)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scyllium laurussonii RAD110202-001) (from synonym Scyllium laurussonii Saemundsson, 1922)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Apristurus laurussoni (Saemundsson, 1922))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Apristurus maderensis Cadenat & Maul, 1966)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Scyllium laurussonii Saemundsson, 1922)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Scylliorhinus atlanticus Koefoed, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Apristurus atlanticus (Koefoed, 1927))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Apristurus laurussonii)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Apristurus atlanticus (Koefoed, 1927))
To FishBase (from synonym Apristurus laurussoni (Saemundsson, 1922))
To FishBase (from synonym Apristurus maderensis Cadenat & Maul, 1966)
To FishBase (from synonym Scylliorhinus atlanticus Koefoed, 1927)
To FishBase (from synonym Scyllium laurussonii Saemundsson, 1922)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Scyllium laurussonii Saemundsson, 1922)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Apristurus laurussoni (Saemundsson, 1922))
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Apristurus atlanticus (Koefoed, 1927))
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Apristurus laurussonii RAD110202 Envelope) (from synonym Scyllium laurussonii Saemundsson, 1922)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Apristurus laurussonii RAD110211-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Apristurus laurussonii RAD110231 and RAD110232 Envelope)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scyllium laurussonii RAD110202-001) (from synonym Scyllium laurussonii Saemundsson, 1922)
To PESI
To ITIS
