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Poroderma africanum
(Gmelin, 1789)
Striped catshark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Scyliorhinidae
Reference of the original description
Caroli a Linné. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species; cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decimo tertia, aucta, reformata. 3 vols. in 9 parts. Lipsiae, 1788–93. Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species; ... v. 1(pt 3): 1033–1516
Caroli a Linné. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species; cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decimo tertia, aucta, reformata. 3 vols. in 9 parts. Lipsiae, 1788–93. Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species; ... v. 1(pt 3): 1033–1516
Image of the original description
No image in first description.
No image in first description.
Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Scyliorhinus africanus, Scylliorhinus africanus, Scyllium africanum, Squalus africanus, Squalus striatus, Squalus vittatus
Scyliorhinus africanus, Scylliorhinus africanus, Scyllium africanum, Squalus africanus, Squalus striatus, Squalus vittatus
Types
Poroderma africanum
XXXX: No types known;
Squalus striatus
XXXX: No types known;
Squalus vittatus
Holotype: BMNH: ?
Poroderma africanum
XXXX: No types known;
Squalus striatus
XXXX: No types known;
Squalus vittatus
Holotype: BMNH: ?
Description :
Citation: Poroderma africanum (Gmelin, 1789): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
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Poroderma africanum (Gmelin, 1789), © Frank Velte, Museum Wien
Poroderma africanum (Gmelin, 1789), © Frank Velte, Museum Wien
Common names
Alitán listado, 
Roussette rubanée, 
Pyjama shark, Striped cat shark, Striped catshark
Alitán listado, Roussette rubanée, Pyjama shark, Striped cat shark, Striped catshark
Short Description
A large catshark with short nasal barbels and long horizontal black stripes [536].
A large catshark with short nasal barbels and long horizontal black stripes [536].
Distribution
Southeast Atlantic: endemic to South Africa. There are old records from Madagascar and Mauritius, but these require confirmation [517]. Source: www.gbif.org
Southeast Atlantic: endemic to South Africa. There are old records from Madagascar and Mauritius, but these require confirmation [517]. Source: www.gbif.org
Human uses
fisheries: subsistence fisheries; gamefish: yes
fisheries: subsistence fisheries; gamefish: yes
Biology
Oviparous, with a single egg-case per oviduct [517]. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Size at hatching between 14 and 15 cm. Feeds on fish, cephalopods and crustaceans [536].
Oviparous, with a single egg-case per oviduct [517]. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Size at hatching between 14 and 15 cm. Feeds on fish, cephalopods and crustaceans [536].
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=4923;
shark-references Species-ID=4923;
Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Nematoda
Copepoda
Isopoda
Nematoda
- Proleptus obtusus Dujardin, 1845 [16576]
Copepoda
Isopoda
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