Garrick's catshark


Garrick's catshark is a species of shark in the family Scyliorhinidae found in the waters of New Zealand. Its natural habitat is the open seas. The new deep-water catshark, Apristurus garricki, is described from the waters of northern New Zealand. This species is named in honour of Dr. Jack Garrick.

Conservation status

The IUCN Red List classifies the Garrick's catshark as being of least concern.
The New Zealand Department of Conservation has classified the Garrick's catshark as "Data deficient" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.