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Galeus melastomus

Rafinesque, 1810

Blackmouth catshark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Pentanchidae

Reference of the original description

Rafinesque, C.S. (1810)
Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e pinate della Sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi, lère partie. (Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i–iv] 3–69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia–iva + 71–105 [106 blank])

Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Galeus cf. melastomus, Galeus melanostomus, Galeus melastomus melastomus, Pristiurus artedi, Pristiurus melanostomum, Pristiurus melanostomus, Pristiurus melastomus, Pristiurus souverbiei, Scyllium artedi, Scyllium artedii, Scyllium melanostomum, Squalus annulatus, Squalus prionurus

Types
Galeus melastomus
XXXX: No types known;
Pristiurus melanostomus
XXXX: No types known;
Pristiurus souverbiei
XXXX: No types known;
Scyllium artedi
XXXX: No types known;
Scyllium melanostomum
Syntype: ANSP: 566 (old: Bonaparte 253, ANSP 566-574);
Squalus annulatus
XXXX: No types known;
Squalus prionurus
XXXX: No types known;

Description :

Citation: Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024

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Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810, (ERB 1336), male, 47,8 cm TL, NE Atlantic, France © Frederik H. Mollen (Elasmobranch Research Belgium)

Common names
$deu $T$$ Fleckhai, $deu $T$$ Katzenhai, $deu $T$$ Schwarzmaul-Katzenhai, $deu $T$$ Schwarzmundiger Hundshai, $deu $T$$ Sägeschwanz, spa

Bardoulina, spa

Bastina,

Bocanegra, spa

Colaina,

Colayo,

Gata,

Gata moixa, spa

Gazapa,

Golayo,

Kolayo,

Mocina,

Muxina,

Olayo,

Pimpiñúa,

Pinta-rotja, spa

Pintarroja bocanegra, spa

Tintarroja, spa

Tintorera, $fra $T$$ Bardoulin, $fra $T$$ Bicot, $fra $T$$ C"hi bastard, $fra $T$$ Chien espagnol, $fra $T$$ Lambardà, $fra $T$$ Pimpirína, $fra $T$$ Pristiure à bouche noire, $fra $T$$ Rousse, $fra $T$$ Vache, eng

Black-mouthed dogfish, eng

Blackmouth cat shark, eng

Blackmouth catshark, eng

Blackmouthed dogfish, ita

Bardulin,

Bocca negra, ita

Boccanegra, ita

Boccanera, ita

Cazzuni,

Centrune,

Cintrune,

Gatto,

Gattuccio boccanera, ita

Gattuccio nero, ita

Gattuso,

Lambarda,

Moellin,

Moiella,

Pesce "mbiso, ita

Pesce "mpiso, ita

Pisci gattu de scoglio, ita

Pisci vacca, ita

Pisci vucca d"infernu, ita

Stiure,

Vaccaredda, ita

Vokke de "nfierne, por

Leitao,

Pata roxa, Gattarell halqu iswed (malta)

Distribution
Northeast Atlantic: Faeroe Islands and Trondheim, Norway southward to Senegal. Mediterranean Sea. Source: www.gbif.org

Human uses
fisheries: minor commercial; price category: high; price reliability: reliable: based on ex-vessel price for this species

Biology
Oviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Most abundant demersal shark on the upper and middle slope in the western Mediterranean from 1000 m to as deep as 1400 m (Ref. 40720).

Size / Weight / Age
75.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 40637)); 90 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 1,370 g (Ref. 40637)

Habitat
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 55 - 1873 m (Ref. 55744), usually 150 - 1200 m [20241]

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=2439;

Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Conoidasida

Eimeria palavensis Marquès & Capapé, 2001 [32027]

Monogenea

Erpocotyle sp. [25639]
Leptobothrium pristiuri Gallien, 1937 [17150]
Leptocotyle minor (Monticelli, 1888) [25639]

Cestoda

Ditrachybothridium macrocephalum Rees, 1959 [16430] [22931] [25639] [25922] [31384]
Grillotia adenoplusia (Pinter, 1903) [25922]
Grillotia sp. [25639] [30169] [31384]
Hepatoxylon megacephalum (Rudolphi, 1819) [16112]
Hepatoxylon trichiuri (Holten, 1802) [16112]
Sphyriocephalus viridis (Wagener, 1854) Pintner, 1913 [16112] [25091] [25639] [31384]

Trematoda

Otodistomum cestoides (Van Beneden, 1871) [25639]
Otodistomum sp. [25922]
Otodistomum veliporum (Creplin, 1837) Stafford, 1904 [31384]

Nematoda

Anisakis sp. [25639]
Collarinema collaris (Petter, 1970) Moravec & Sobecka, 2012 [25922]
Dychelyne (Cucullanellus) sp. [25639]
Hysterothylacium aduncum (Rudolphi, 1802) [25639] [25922]
Hysterothylacium sp. [25922]
Piscicapillaria (Piscicapillaria) baylisi Moravec, 1987 [25639] [25922]
Proleptus obtusus Dujardin, 1845 [25639] [25922]
Skrjabinisakis physeteris (Baylis, 1923) [31384]

Copepoda

Eudactylina similis Scott, 1902 [9358]
Eudactylina sp. [25639]
Eudactylina vilelai Nuñes-Ruivo, 1956 [16609] [25922]

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