Apristurus manocheriani, or Manocherian's catshark, is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. This species was originally described by Justin A. Cordova and David A. Ebert in 2021.
Etymology The cat shark is named in honor of Greg Manocherian (b. 1967), an American philanthropist, because of his commitment to shark conservation and research.
Description The species is a Catshark with a "porcelain" white body color with a pink tint, it has a maximum total length of at least 558 mm for males and 495 mm for females.
Range Apristurus manocheriani is only found in the southwest Indian Ocean
Taxonomy The species is part of the Apristurus spongiceps subgroup of the genus Apristurus.
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