Apristurus garricki

species of Elasmobranchii
Taxon taxon Q16982212
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Summary

Apristurus garricki is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #1,630 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Apristurus garricki's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Apristurus garricki is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • John Andrew Frank Garrick is named after Apristurus garricki[5].
  • Apristurus garricki's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Apristurus garricki belongs to the parent taxon Apristurus[7].
  • Apristurus garricki is endemic to New Zealand[8].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Apristurus garricki is Apristurus garricki[9].
  • Apristurus garricki's short name is recorded as A. garricki[10].
  • Apristurus garricki is commonly known as Pinocchio catshark[11].
  • Apristurus garricki is commonly known as Garrick's catshark[12].
  • Apristurus garricki's NZTCS conservation status is recorded as data deficient[13].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Apristurus garricki is Apristurus garricki[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Apristurus[7]. Recorded taxon common name include Pinocchio catshark[11] and Garrick's catshark[12].

Discovery and Description

John Andrew Frank Garrick is named after Apristurus garricki[5].

Distribution

Apristurus garricki is endemic to New Zealand[8].

Identifiers

Apristurus garricki's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 607516[14]. Apristurus garricki's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 2777718[15]. Apristurus garricki's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46560068[16]. Apristurus garricki's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7386668[17].

Why It Matters

Apristurus garricki ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #1,630 of 195,241).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Ambrosia10 · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
    Endemic to → New Zealand
    Named after → John Andrew Frank Garrick
    Instance of → taxon
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|3 */ Taxon name: Apristurus garricki"
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