Southern sawtail catshark (Galeus mincaronei)

Scientific name: Galeus mincaronei Soto, 2001

Southern sawtail catshark (Galeus mincaronei)

The Southern sawtail catshark (Galeus mincaronei) is a marine fish of the family Scyliorhinidae. Native range: Southwest Atlantic, southern Brazil.

Biology

The species inhabits deep-reefs in the shelf break and on the continental slope, and is often found in depths greater than 400 meters, with gorgonians, hard corals, tube sponges, crinoids, ophiuroids, and a great number of the sympatric scyliorhinid shark Scyliorhinus haeckelii. Minimum depth from.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Galeus mincaronei
Family
Scyliorhinidae (Cat sharks)
Order
Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
40.4
Depth range
430 m (1411 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 430 - 430 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Southwest Atlantic: southern Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (B1ab(v))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec= 1)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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