Saldanha catshark

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iSaldanha catshark
Conservation status
Least Concern (LC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Carcharhiniformes Family: Scyliorhinidae Genus: Apristurus Species: A. saldanha
Binomial name
Apristurus saldanha (Barnard, 1925)

The Saldanha catshark, Apristurus saldanha, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found from Cape Columbine to south of False Bay in South Africa, between latitudes 31° S and 40° S. Its length is up to 88 cm.

The Saldanha catshark is a stout, plain catshark with moderately large eyes, a long, thick and broad snout, and long labial furrows. The mouth does not project in front of the eyes. The pectoral fins are large. It is found on the continental slope, feeding on small bony fish and cephalopods.

Coloration is uniformly dark grey-brown.

Reproduction is oviparous.

[edit] References

• "Apristurus saldanha". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.