- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumChordata
- ›classElasmobranchii
- ›orderCarcharhiniformes
- ›familyScyliorhinidae
- ›genusApristurus
Saldanha catshark
Apristurus saldanha (Barnard, 1925)
Also calledHolbiche gatussau (fra) · Pejegato saldaña (spa) · Saldanha-Katzenhai (deu) · Saldanhakathaai (nld) · Tubarão-gato-de-Saldanha (por) · máčka jihoafrická (ces) · Южноафриканская чёрная кошачья акула (rus) · قِرش قِطّ سالدانها (ara) · 南非光尾鯊 (zho)
The Saldanha catshark (Apristurus saldanha) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. This catshark is found from Cape Columbine to south of False Bay in South Africa, between 31 and 40°S. Its length is up to 88 cm (35 in). It is a plain, dark grey-brown, stout catshark, with moderately large eyes, a broad snout, and large pectoral fins.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Remarks: A very large Apristurus species, up to at least 88 cm TL, A. saldanha was briefly described without an illustration, and the holotype was subsequently lost. Conservation status: LC (2019).
An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa
materials_examined
South Africa voucher material: SAIAB 25464, SAIAB 25934, SAIAB 25935, SAIAB 27438, SAIAB 54997, SAIAB 61751, SAIAB 64133, SAIAB 190354. South African distribution: Endemic. Cape Columbine (WC) to about Algoa Bay (EC). A possible record from southern Namibia requires confirmation.
An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2418455.