Tiger catshark
📖 Overview
Found on the continental shelf, from close inshore to deeper water . Feeds mainly on small bony fishes and crustaceans, also cephalopods and small elasmobranchs .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. A catshark with a prominent upturned knob on the snout, a broad head, and with no spots on the body . Yellow-brown in color, with pairs of broad, vertical, dark brown stripes outlining dusky saddles , cream ventrally .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Tiger catshark is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous, with 6 to 11 egg-cases per oviduct (commonly 6 to 9) at a time . Egg cases retained until embryos are well-advanced .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 172 m . Subtropical; 33°S - 35°S Southeast Atlantic: Cape Agulhas to East London in South Africa.
🌿 Ecology
small bony fishes and crustaceans, also cephalopods and small elasmobranchs (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🎣 Angling Guide
- medium-heavy 7ft spinning rod
- 30-50 lb braid
- fluorocarbon leader
- grass flats
- oyster bars
- marsh drains
- deeper channel edges
Use barbless hooks, minimise air exposure, and revive fish head-first in current before release.
⚠️ Slot limits protect breeding-size fish. Verify daily bag limits.
📊 Population Dynamics
| Year | Region | Index | Notes |
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🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Yellow Dogfish · tiger catshark |
| 🌍AFR | Geelhaai · Tier-kathaai |
| 🌍CES | máčka natalská |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Natalrødhaj |
| 🇩🇪German | Tiger-Katzenhai |
| 🇫🇷French | Holbiche Tigrée |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Gattuccio tigre |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Tubarão-gato-tigre |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Тигровая пятнистая акула |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Pejegato Atigrado |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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