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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 12/2024
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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;
Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Isopoda
Isopoda
- Thaumastognathia bicorniger Ota, Kurashima & Horie, 2022 [30445]
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