Antilles catshark
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| Galeus antillensis Springer, 1979 |
The Antilles catshark, Galeus antillensis, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found from the western central Atlantic from the northern slopes of Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and many of the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean southward to Martinique, at depths of between 150 and 700 m. Its length is up to 46 cm.
The Antilles catshark has a striking pattern of variegated dark brown saddle blotches and dark bands on the tail. There is a distinct crest of enlarged dermal denticles along the upper margin of the elongated tail. It feeds mainly on shrimp.
Reproduction is oviparous.
[edit] References
- "Galeus antillensis". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
