Scyliorhinidae (Cat sharks) |
34 cm TL (male/unsexed); 39 cm TL (female) |
bathydemersal; depth range 338 - 766 m |
Western Indian Ocean: off Mozambique (Ref. 5578) and Somalia. |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 0-0. A slender, dwarf catshark with a moderately long snout and short labial furrows; caudal fin without crest of enlarged denticles (Ref. 5578). Dull grey-brown, paler ventrally, with few poorly defined dorsal saddles that may be visible (Ref. 5510). |
Found on the continental slope on or just above muddy substrates (Ref. 5578). Feeds on cephalopods, small bony fishes, and crustaceans (Ref. 5578). Probably caught with bottom trawls (Ref. 30573). |
Data deficient
(Ref. 96402)
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harmless |
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