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Proscyllium habereri
HILGENDORF, 1904
Graceful catshark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Proscylliidae
Reference of the original description
Ein neuer Scyllium-artiger Haifisch, Proscyllium habereri nov. subgen. n. spec. von Formosa. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, 1904 (2): 39–41
Ein neuer Scyllium-artiger Haifisch, Proscyllium habereri nov. subgen. n. spec. von Formosa. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, 1904 (2): 39–41
Image of the original description
No image in first description.
No image in first description.
Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Calliscyllium venustum, Proscyllium venustum, Triakis habereri, Triakis venusta, Triakis venustum
Calliscyllium venustum, Proscyllium venustum, Triakis habereri, Triakis venusta, Triakis venustum
Description :
Citation: Proscyllium habereri HILGENDORF, 1904: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 09/2019
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Proscyllium habereri HILGENDORF, 1904, Pacific Shark Research Center, 185 mm TL, Ta-Chi Fish Market in Taiwan on August 4th, 1988 © Digital Fish Library
Proscyllium habereri HILGENDORF, 1904, Pacific Shark Research Center, 185 mm TL, Ta-Chi Fish Market in Taiwan on August 4th, 1988 © Digital Fish Library
Common names
Tollo coludo grácil, 
Requin chat gracile, Requin-chat gracile, 
Graceful cat shark, Graceful catshark
Tollo coludo grácil, Requin chat gracile, Requin-chat gracile, Graceful cat shark, Graceful catshark
Short Description
Caudal fin without a rippled dorsal margin and ventral lobe but with a strong subterminal notch; vertebral axis of caudal fin little raised above body axis [544]. Round dark brown spots and indistinct saddles [544].
Caudal fin without a rippled dorsal margin and ventral lobe but with a strong subterminal notch; vertebral axis of caudal fin little raised above body axis [544]. Round dark brown spots and indistinct saddles [544].
Distribution
Western Pacific: southeastern Japan to Viet Nam and northwestern Java, Indonesia [544]. Source: www.gbif.org
Western Pacific: southeastern Japan to Viet Nam and northwestern Java, Indonesia [544]. Source: www.gbif.org
Human uses
fisheries: subsistence fisheries
fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Biology
Oviparous, with a single egg deposited per uterus [517]. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. A little-known, uncommon bottom-dwellingshark found on the shelves of continental and insular waters. Food habits little known; probably feeding on bony fishes, crustaceans and cephalopod.
Oviparous, with a single egg deposited per uterus [517]. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. A little-known, uncommon bottom-dwellingshark found on the shelves of continental and insular waters. Food habits little known; probably feeding on bony fishes, crustaceans and cephalopod.
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=5133;
shark-references Species-ID=5133;
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