Saldanha catshark

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.

The Saldanha catshark lives in the bathydemersal, marine, depth range 453 - 717 m environment.

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. More

at each corner (exceptions include the Saldanha Catshark , the delightfully-named Lollipop Catshark and the African Sawtail Catshark , which are ovoviviparous). More

Common names

Apristurus saldanha in Catalan (Català)
Holbiche gatussau in French (français)
Pejegato saldaña in Spanish (español)
Saldanha cat shark in English
Saldanha catshark in English
Saldanhakathaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
南非光尾鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
南非光尾鲨 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Carcharhiniformes
Family : Scyliorhinidae
Genus : Apristurus
Species : Apristurus saldanha
Authority : Barnard, 1925