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false catshark (Pseudotriakis microdon)
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false catshark (Pseudotriakis microdon) specimen
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Pseudotriakidae

false catshark

Pseudotriakis microdon

Embryos Eat Ova and Drink Uterine Milk

  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • East Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania
  • South America
  • Elongated
  • Large

false catshark is known from Western Atlantic as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Maximum length
269 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Western Atlantic: New York and New Jersey, USA. Reported from Cuba (Ref. 26340 ); including Brazil (Ref. 53443 ). Northeast Atlantic: Atlantic slope off Iceland, France, Portugal, Madeira, Azores, Senegal, and Cape Verde. Indian Ocean: Aldabra Island group and Western Australia (Ref. 13565 ). Pacific Ocean: Japan, Taiwan, New Zealand, and Hawaii (Ref. 13565 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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