Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Bold saddle markings on body and precaudal tail, but without dark markings on the terminal and hypural caudal-fin lobes (Ref. 11146).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Carcharhiniformes

Family: Pentanchidae

Genus: Galeus

Species: Galeus gracilis Compagno & Stevens, 1993

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

A rare, little-known bottom-dwelling catshark found on the uppermost continental slopes (Ref. 11146). Mode of reproduction unknown (Ref. 11146).

Habitat

bathydemersal