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Apristurus saldanha (Barnard, 1925)

Saldanha catshark
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Common names: Saldanha cat shark
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: of no interest | Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., D.A. Ebert and M.J. Smale, 1989
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from Cape Columbine to south of False Bay (uncommon). Museum: off the SW Cape, BMNH 1935.5.2.56-58 (Ref. 39431). Also Ref. 244.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., D.A. Ebert and M.J. Smale, 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Holbiche gatussau, Pejegato saldaña, قِرش قِطّ سالدانها, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks)
Etymology: Apristurus: a-, Latin privative, i.e., without; pristis, from pristes (Gr.), sawyer (but here meaning saw); oura (Gr.), tail, referring to absence of saw-toothed crest of enlarged dermal denticles along upper edge of caudal fin as found in the closely related Pristiurus (=Galeus). (See ETYFish);  saldanha: Named for Saldanha Bay, South Africa, type locality. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Barnard.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 453 - 717 m (Ref. 5578).   Deep-water; 31°S - 40°S

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