Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Dorsal and sometimes upper and lower caudal-fin lobes with prominent black tips (Ref. 11146).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Carcharhiniformes

Family: Pentanchidae

Genus: Galeus

Species: Galeus sauteri (Jordan & Richardson, 1909)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

A little-known bottom-dwelling shark found on the continental shelves (Ref. 11146). Possibly at depths greater than 90 m (Ref. 244).

Habitat

demersal