Saldanha catshark

Saldanha catshark

Taxobox
name = Saldanha catshark
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
trend =
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Chondrichthyes
ordo = Carcharhiniformes
familia = Scyliorhinidae
genus = "Apristurus"
species = "A. saldanha"
binomial = "Apristurus saldanha"
binomial_authority = (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.

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