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Galeus arae (Nichols, 1927)

Roughtail catshark
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Common names: Marbled cat shark
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from South Carolina to Florida and the northern Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 244).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
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Common names from other countries

Chien à queue rude, Pintarroja rabolija, Marbled cat shark, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks)
Etymology: Galeus: galeos, a small shark or dogfish according to Aristotle and others. (See ETYFish);  arae: Of Ara, motor yacht owned by William K. Vanderbilt II (1878-1944), wealthy collector of natural history and marine specimens, from which holotype was collected. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Nichols.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 250 - 750 m (Ref. 55584).   Deep-water; 5°C - 11°C; 34°N - 12°N

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