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Graceful catshark (Proscyllium habereri) was first discovered by Hildendorf in 1901. [1] Proscyllium venustum is found in temperate regions. It is distributed along the Northwest Pacific, primarily Japan. These sharks are oviparous; they lay eggs in pairs in which the embryos feed solely on yolk. This species is considered harmless to humans. [2]
Catshark may refer to: Scyliorhinidae , a family of ground sharks , many species of which are commonly referred to as "catshark". Pentanchidae , a family of ground sharks with the overall name deepwater catsharks, but many species are referred to as "catshark".
Apristurus manocheriani, Manocherian's catshark, is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. [2] This species was originally described by Justin A. Cordova and David A. Ebert in 2021.
Scyliorhinus meadi, the blotched catshark, is a little-known species of catshark, and part of the family Scyliorhinidae, found in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It inhabits banks of deep-sea coral at depths of 329–548 m (1,079–1,798 ft), feeding on cephalopods, shrimp, and bony fishes. This species can be identified by its wide body ...
Galeus is a genus of deepwater catshark, belonging to the family Pentanchidae, commonly known as sawtail catsharks in reference to a distinctive saw-toothed crest of enlarged dermal denticles, found along the upper edges of their caudal fins. [3]
The draughtsboard shark (Cephaloscyllium isabellum) is a species of catshark, and part of the family Scyliorhinidae, so named for its "checkerboard" colour pattern of dark blotches. It is endemic to New Zealand , where it is also known as the carpet shark (which usually refers to the entire order Orectolobiformes ). [ 2 ]
Porbeagle shark was eaten by a warm-blooded predator, team says. Sulikowski said the team put two different tags on their subject sharks. The first tag, called a finmount tag, is located on the ...
The broadnose sevengill shark is known to prey on the tiger catshark. The tiger catshark is a sluggish predator of a diverse array of benthic organisms. [4] Its diet is dominated by bony fishes and crustaceans, and also includes cephalopods, polychaete worms, smaller sharks, and scavenged fish offal.