| Family: |
Proscylliidae (Finback catsharks) |
| Max. size: |
37 cm TL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 180 - 480 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Indian Ocean: confined to South Africa, Mozambique and Tanzania. |
| Diagnosis: |
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 2 equal-sized dorsal fins and a long tape-like caudal fin (Ref. 5578). Grey-brown in color (Ref. 5578). |
| Biology: |
Found on the upper continental slope and outer shelf (Ref. 244). Feeds on small bony fishes, crustaceans and cephalopods (Ref. 244). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449), with 2 young in a litter (Ref. 244). Geographic or bathymetric segregation of populations by sex probably occurs as most specimens taken off Natal were male (Ref. 244). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 April 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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