Antilles Catshark
📖 Overview
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🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Antilles Catshark is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Antilles Catshark is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 150 - 700 m . Deep-water Central Atlantic: northern slopes of Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and many of the Leeward islands of the Caribbean southward to Martinique.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Antilles Catshark |
| 🇩🇪German | Antillen-Katzenhai |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Gattuccio delle Antille |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Антильская кошачья акула |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Tiburón Gato de las Antillas |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galeus arae antillensis | Springer | 1979 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 1 records indexed .
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