Narrowmouthed catshark

Schroederichthys bivius

Shark from One Hundred Eighty Meters

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
South America
Elongated
Large
Tropical fish

The narrowmouthed catshark (Schroederichthys bivius) is a coloured catshark belonging to the family Atelomycteridae, found from central Chile around the Straits of Magellan, to Argentina between latitudes 23° S and 56° S, at depths down to about 180 m (600 ft) in the Atlantic Ocean and about 360 m (1,200 ft) in the Pacific. It can grow to a length of up to 70 cm (28 in). The reproduction of this catshark is oviparous.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Ground Sharks
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Schroederichthys
Maximum length: 70 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: central Chile to the Straits of Magellan and Argentina.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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