Mouse Catshark
Galeus murinus
Classification
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Carcharhiniformes
- Family
- Scyliorhinidae
The mouse catshark (Galeus murinus) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. It is common in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean from Iceland to Western Sahara. There is much taxonomic confusion regarding this species in Icelandic waters, where it may be confounded with another species of Galeus or Apristurus.
Galeus murinus est une espèce de requins.
Galeus murinus es una especie de peces de la familia Scyliorhinidae en el orden de los Carcharhiniformes. Morfología • Los machos pueden llegar alcanzar los 63 cm de longitud total. Hábitat Es un pez de mar que vive entre 475-1200 m de profundidad.
Distribution
Sources and credits
DescriptionMouse catshark, Wikipedia contributorsMore from the same family
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Galeus melastomus
ScyliorhinidaeSmallspotted Catshark
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ScyliorhinidaeNursehound
Scyliorhinus stellaris
ScyliorhinidaeIceland Catshark
Apristurus laurussonii
ScyliorhinidaeGhost Catshark
Apristurus manis
ScyliorhinidaeBlack Roughscale Catshark
Apristurus melanoasper
ScyliorhinidaeSmalleye Catshark
Apristurus microps
Scyliorhinidae