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Galeus gracilis
Compagno & Stevens, 1993
Slender sawtail catshark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Pentanchidae
Reference of the original description
Galeus gracilis n. sp., a new sawtail catshark from Australia, with comments on the systematics of the genus Galeus Rafinesque, 1810 (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae). Records of the Australian Museum, 45(2), 171–194
Galeus gracilis n. sp., a new sawtail catshark from Australia, with comments on the systematics of the genus Galeus Rafinesque, 1810 (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae). Records of the Australian Museum, 45(2), 171–194
Image of the original description
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Types
Galeus gracilis
Holotype: CSIRO: H 1208-01 ; Paratype: CSIRO: CA 4478; CSIRO: CA 3304; CSIRO: CA 4477;
Galeus gracilis
Holotype: CSIRO: H 1208-01 ; Paratype: CSIRO: CA 4478; CSIRO: CA 3304; CSIRO: CA 4477;
Description :
Citation: Galeus gracilis Compagno & Stevens, 1993: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 02/2025
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Galeus gracilis Compagno & Stevens, 1993, © FAO, www.fish-base.org
Galeus gracilis Compagno & Stevens, 1993, © FAO, www.fish-base.org
Common names
Slender sawtail cat shark, Slender sawtail catshark, Slender sawtail shark
Slender sawtail cat shark, Slender sawtail catshark, Slender sawtail shark
Short Description
Bold saddle markings on body and precaudal tail, but without dark markings on the terminal and hypural caudal-fin lobes [16823].
Bold saddle markings on body and precaudal tail, but without dark markings on the terminal and hypural caudal-fin lobes [16823].
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: northern Australia.
Indo-West Pacific: northern Australia.
Human uses
fisheries: of no interest
fisheries: of no interest
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=2430;
shark-references Species-ID=2430;
