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Narrowmouth Catshark

Schroederichthys bivius

Classification

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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Chile · 1,079Argentina · 1