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Eridacnis sinuans (African ribbontail
catshark)
(Smith, 1957)
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Proscylliidae
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Eridacnis sinuans (African ribbontail
catshark) [Illustration
by Ann Hecht ©] |
Identification
A dwarf, slender grey-brown shark with two
equal-sized dorsal fins and a long tapelike caudal fin.
Size
To 37
cm TL.
Range
East coast, central Natal and southern Mozambique;
also Tanzania.
Habitat
Upper slope in warm-temperate and tropical
waters on or near the bottom at 180 to 480 m.
Biology
Common off
Natal and Mozambique. Bears two young. Feeds mainly on small bony
fish, crustaceans, and cephalopods.
Human Impact
None.
Text by Leonard J.V. Compagno, David A. Ebert
and Malcolm J. Smale
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